TY  - BOOK
AU  - 
TI  - Contemporary Coptic nuns
T2  - Studies in comparative religion
SN  - 1570030340
AV  - BX137.3 .D66 1995
U1  - 271/.98 20
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Columbia, S.C.
PB  - University of South Carolina Press
KW  - Monasticism and religious orders for women
KW  - Coptic Church
KW  - History
KW  - 20th century
KW  - Egypt
KW  - Church history
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 232-243) and index; The Copts in Egyptian society -- The monastic landscape -- The ruling mothers and fathers -- Leaving the world : the novitiate -- Dead to the world : the initiation rites -- Work and income -- The spiritual life -- The saints -- Visitors : the convent and the world -- Conclusion
ER  -