The Copts and the West, 1439-1822 : the European discovery of the Egyptian church / Alastair Hamilton.

Author: Hamilton, Alastair, 1941-

Imprint:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Descriptionxi, 338 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm.

Note:An ancient church -- Muslim domination -- The Council of Florence -- The first Jesuit mission -- New approaches -- Towards a Coptic Catholic Church -- The first steps -- Confessional clashes I -- Confessional clashes II -- Jansenists and Jesuits -- Protestants and the Enlightenment -- Athanasius Kircher and his shadow -- Grammars, dictionaries, and dialects -- Manuscript collecting -- Biblical studies.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-313) and index.

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