The Classical tradition influenced Christian practices of worship in a number of ways, not least ... more The Classical tradition influenced Christian practices of worship in a number of ways, not least of which was the way in which the dead were both represented and venerated. lmages of the deceased provide the worshipper with the most tangible form of remembering and honoring the dead Images provided the living with a direct link to the dead as represented on earth by their bodily remains. Worship of those images took a variety of forms, especially significant being the icon and relic.
Lisa Agaiby, Mark N. Swanson, Nellly van Doorn-Harder (eds), Copts in Modernity, Proceedings of the 5th International Sympiosium of Coptic Studies, Melbourne, 13-16 July 2018, Leiden, Boston 2021, 2018
The Classical tradition influenced Christian practices of worship in a number of ways, not least ... more The Classical tradition influenced Christian practices of worship in a number of ways, not least of which was the way in which the dead were both represented and venerated. lmages of the deceased provide the worshipper with the most tangible form of remembering and honoring the dead Images provided the living with a direct link to the dead as represented on earth by their bodily remains. Worship of those images took a variety of forms, especially significant being the icon and relic.
Lisa Agaiby, Mark N. Swanson, Nellly van Doorn-Harder (eds), Copts in Modernity, Proceedings of the 5th International Sympiosium of Coptic Studies, Melbourne, 13-16 July 2018, Leiden, Boston 2021, 2018
Résumé/Abstract L'auteur suggère que la scène de l'Annonciation de la conque ouest de l... more Résumé/Abstract L'auteur suggère que la scène de l'Annonciation de la conque ouest de l'église du Monastère des Syriens de Dayr al-Suryān (Egypte) a dû faire partir d'un programme iconographique consacré à la Vierge, réparti sur l'ensemble des parois de l' ...
In January 1999, an international team working under the auspices of Leiden University and the Ne... more In January 1999, an international team working under the auspices of Leiden University and the Netherlands-Flemish Institute in Cairo continued its work in Deir al-Surian in the Wadi al-Natrun (Egypt). In the Church of the Virgin, work was resumed on the wall-paintings, while in the library, conservation work was carried out on the manuscripts. In this article, three of the people involved in this project give an account of recent developments and new insights.
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