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Death of the Desert
Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt's Golden Age
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Death of the Desert: Monastic Memory and the Loss of Egypt's Golden Age examines the transformation of Egyptian monasticism and the shifting perceptions of the desert as a sacred space.
Christine Lukritz-Marquis explores how the memory of the desert's early monastic founders was reshaped in later monastic literature.
This reshaping reflected changing social and religious contexts.
The book analyzes hagiographies, monastic rules, and other texts to reveal how monks negotiated their identities and authority.
The book examines complex religious and social dynamics.
Christine Lukritz-Marquis explores how the memory of the desert's early monastic founders was reshaped in later monastic literature.
This reshaping reflected changing social and religious contexts.
The book analyzes hagiographies, monastic rules, and other texts to reveal how monks negotiated their identities and authority.
The book examines complex religious and social dynamics.
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Egypt’s Last Hieroglyph and the Fiery Archbishop of Alexandria
