The Arabic life of Antony attributed to Serapion of Thmuis : : cultural memory reinterpreted / / by Elizabeth Agaiby.

• VerfasserIn: Agaiby, Elizabeth,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, [2018]
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English; Arabic
• Series: Texts and Studies in Eastern Christianity 14.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (295 pages).
• Notes: "This book is a revision of my doctoral thesis, 'Whoever Writes Your Life-story I will Write His Name in the Book of Life.' The Arabic Life of Antony Attributed to Serapion of Thmuis in Manuscripts of the Red Sea Monasteries"-- Author's acknowledgments.

In The Arabic Life of Antony Attributed to Serapion of Thmuis , Elizabeth Agaiby demonstrates how the redacted Life of Antony , the “Father of all monks and star of the wilderness”, gained widespread acceptance within Egypt shortly after its composition in the 13th century and dominated Coptic liturgical texts on Antony for over 600 years – the influence of which is still felt up to the present day. By providing a first edition and translation, Agaiby demonstrates how the Arabic Life bears witness to the reinterpretation of the religious memory of Antony in the Coptic Orthodox Church.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Motto -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- Antony the Great -- The Textual Traditions of the Life of Antony -- Old Wine in a New Bottle -- Synopsis and Commentary -- The Life of Antony by Serapion the Bishop -- A Codicological Description of MS St Paul (History) 53 -- Postscript -- Back Matter -- Works Cited.