Förf: Otto F. A. Meinardus 1961; 436 sidor; Upplaga 1 — Cairo Press
UR INNEHÅLLET
INTRODUCTION
Pre-Christian Asceticism 2. The Ascetic Element in Christianity ST. ANTONY THE ASCETE 1. The Cult of St. Antony 2. The Vita of St. Antony 3. Dair al-Maimûn 4. The Influence of St. Antony
DAIR ANBA ANTUNIUS ………. 1. The Beginning of the Monastery
Copts and Greeks 3. From the Eighth to the 14th Century
European Pilgrims Rediscover the Monastery 5. The 17th and 18th Century Travellers ..6. The 19th and 20th Century Travellers
The Encroachment of the World 8. Modern Asceticism at St. Antony’s Monastery 9. The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century 10. The Caves of the Thebaid DAIR ANBA BULA
The Monastery and its Saint 2. The Early Pilgrims 3. The 17th and 18th Century Travellers 4. The 19th and 20th Century Travellers 5. The Monastery and its Monks in the Middle 20th Century THE VALLEY OF THE WADI ’N-NATRUN … DAIR AL-BARAMUS . . .1.The Foundation of the Monastery 2. Heresies and Destructions 3. From the 11th to the 16th Century 4. The 17th and 18th Century Travellers 5. The 19th and 20th Century Travellers .
The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century 7. Anbâ Kîrillus VI DAIR ABU MAQAR 1. Abû Maqâr and the Foundation of the Monastery 2. The Council of Chalcedon and the Story of Hilaria .
The Patriarchal Residence 4. The Centre of Ecclesiastical Prestige 5. From the 12th to the 16th Century . 6. The 16th and 17th Century Travellers 7. The 19th and 20th Century Travellers
The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century DAIR ANBABISHOI . 1. The Life of Anbâ Bishoî 2. The Sacks
From the 11th to the 16th Century 4. The 17th and 18th Century Travellers 5. The 17th, 18th, and 19th Century Cartographers
The 19th and 20th Century Travellers 7. The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century DAIR AS-SURIAN . 1. St. John Kame.. 2. The Gaianite Heresy 3. The Beginnings of the Monastery of the Syrians 4. The Growth of the Monastery 5. The Decline and Revival of the Monastery 6. The 17th and 18th Century Travellers
The 19th and 20th Century Travellers
The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century
DAIR AL-MUHARRAQ 1. The Holy Family in Egypt 2. 2. The Founder of Coenobitic Monasticism 3. Several Hundred Years of Silence 4. The Monastery in the 19th and 20th Century 5. Some Recent Developments 6. The Buildings of the Monastery
7. The Social and Educational Services of the Monastery
DAIR ANBA SAMWIL 1. Early Monasticism in the Fayyûm 2. From the Seventh to the 17th Century 3. The 19th and 20th Century Travellers 4. The Location of the Monastery …. 5. The Monastery in the Middle of the 20th Century 6. The Monks of the Monastery 7. The Cave of St. Samuel 8. Bait at-Takrîs li Hidmat al-Kirâzah
DAIR SITT DIMIANAH DAIR ABU MINA 1. The Life of Abû Mînâ …. 2. The Shrine of Abû Mînâ . 3. The Discovery of the Shrine of St. Menas 4. The New Monastery THE DEPENDENCIES 1. The Dependency of Dair Anbâ Antûnîùs 2. The Dependency of Dair Anbâ Bâlâ 3. The Dependency of Dair al-Barâmûs
4. The Dependency of Dair Abû Maqâr 5. The Dependency of Dair Anbâ Bishoî6. The Dependency of Dair as-Surîân 7. The Izbawiya .8. The Dependency of Dair Anbâ Samwîl EPILOGUE System of Transliteration Appendix I. The Theological School of Monks .
Appendix II. Motives for Which Men Become Monks I Appendix III. The Appointments in Coptic Monasticism Appendix IV. Certain Roles Which Have Been Assumed in Coptic Monasticism Bibliography