The rise of Coptic: Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity
Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fo...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fournet traces this complex history, showing how the rise of Coptic took place amid profound cultural, religious, and political changes in late antiquity. For some three hundred years after its introduction into the written culture of Egypt, Coptic was limited to biblical translation and private and monastic correspondence, while Greek retained its monopoly on administrative, legal, and literary writing. This changed during the sixth century, when Coptic began to penetrate domains that were once closed to it, such as literature, liturgy, regulated transactions between individuals, and communications between the state and its subjects. Fournet examines the reasons for Coptic's late development as a competing language-which was unlike what happened with other vernacular languages in Near Eastern Greek-speaking societies-and explains why Coptic eventually succeeded in being recognized with Greek as an official language. Incisively written and rich with insights, The Rise of Coptic draws on a wealth of archival evidence to shed new light on the role of monasticism in the growing use of Coptic before the Arab conquest |
| Beschreibung: | x, 206 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 25 cm |
| ISBN: | 9780691198347 0691198349 |
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| contents | An Egyptian exception? -- Why Greek was preferred to Coptic? -- The rise of legal Coptic and the Byzantine state -- The role of the church and monasticism in the growth of legal Coptic -- Annex 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts -- Annex 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters -- Annex 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest |
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| spelling | Fournet, Jean-Luc 1965- Verfasser (DE-588)13891382X aut The rise of Coptic Egyptian versus Greek in late antiquity Jean-Luc Fournet Princeton Princeton University Press [2020] x, 206 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten 25 cm txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier The Rostovtzeff lectures An Egyptian exception? -- Why Greek was preferred to Coptic? -- The rise of legal Coptic and the Byzantine state -- The role of the church and monasticism in the growth of legal Coptic -- Annex 1. Coptic endorsements in Greek legal texts -- Annex 2. Five samples of fourth century Coptic letters -- Annex 3. The first legal documents in Coptic before the Arab conquest Coptic emerged as the written form of the Egyptian language in the third century, when Greek was still the official language in Egypt. By the time of the Arab conquest of Egypt in 641, Coptic had almost achieved official status, but only after an unusually prolonged period of stagnation. Jean-Luc Fournet traces this complex history, showing how the rise of Coptic took place amid profound cultural, religious, and political changes in late antiquity. For some three hundred years after its introduction into the written culture of Egypt, Coptic was limited to biblical translation and private and monastic correspondence, while Greek retained its monopoly on administrative, legal, and literary writing. This changed during the sixth century, when Coptic began to penetrate domains that were once closed to it, such as literature, liturgy, regulated transactions between individuals, and communications between the state and its subjects. Fournet examines the reasons for Coptic's late development as a competing language-which was unlike what happened with other vernacular languages in Near Eastern Greek-speaking societies-and explains why Coptic eventually succeeded in being recognized with Greek as an official language. Incisively written and rich with insights, The Rise of Coptic draws on a wealth of archival evidence to shed new light on the role of monasticism in the growing use of Coptic before the Arab conquest Geschichte gnd rswk-swf Koptisch (DE-588)4120227-2 gnd rswk-swf Coptic language / History Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) / History Coptic language Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.) History Coptica (DE-2581)TH000000809 gbd Koptisch (DE-588)4120227-2 s Geschichte z DE-604 |
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