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Categorization of symbolism in religious architecture; a case study of the Coptic Orthodox church architecture

open access: yesAEJ - Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2020
In the discipline of architectural history and theory, it is of crucial importance to analyze buildings and building styles that came from the past, thus attempting to interpret the meanings projected by the architecture of these heritage buildings ...
Marianne Nabil Guirguis
exaly   +4 more sources

Semiotic analysis of contemporary Coptic Orthodox church architecture; A case study of Virgin Mary and Saint John the Baptist church in Bab El Louk, Cairo, Egypt

open access: yesAin Shams Engineering Journal, 2018
Within the quest of better understanding of architecture, interpretation of signs and symbols play an important role. An article was presented earlier to analyze an ancient Coptic Orthodox church, within the course of an ongoing PhD, studying the visual ...
Marianne Nabil Guirguis
exaly   +4 more sources

The Syriac Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox Churches in Austria: Inter-Church Relations and State Recognition

open access: yesMashriq & Mahjar, 2021
This article explores the inter-church and church-state relations of the Syriac Orthodox and Coptic Orthodox Churches in Austria. The strong historic role of the Catholic Church in Austria's political landscape provides the central framework to ...
Andreas Schmoller
doaj   +2 more sources

Saints' mobility and confinement: deconstructing Byzantine stories of (fe)male ascetics and monastics. [PDF]

open access: yesEarly Mediev Eur, 2023
This article investigates stories of holiness which have ascetics or monastics as their hero(in)es and which develop based on a careful interlocking of two concepts: wanderings in urban or desert environments and self‐confinement in enclosed or secluded spaces.
Papavarnavas C.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Religion and Attitudes Toward Xenotransplantation: Results of a Nationwide Survey in the United States. [PDF]

open access: yesXenotransplantation
ABSTRACT Religious viewpoints have been shown to influence the ways in which many persons approach medical decision‐making and have been noted as a potential barrier to xenotransplantation acceptance. This study sought to explore how attitudes toward xenotransplantation differ among various religious beliefs.
Hurst DJ   +4 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

The importance of public engagement in clinical xenotransplantation [PDF]

open access: yesHealth Care Sci
Xenotransplantation (cross‐species transplant) of pig‐to‐human organs is moving ahead toward clinical trials in the United States. However, little is known about how the public and, specifically, certain patient populations feel about this novel therapy.
Hurst D, Cooper D.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Study of Christian Priesthood Costumes (Coptic-Syriac) in Egypt [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Architecture, Art & Humanistic Science, 2023
It is worth mentioning that the Christian religion since its emergence, specifically in the first century AD, as a result of many circumstances, whether political, economic or social, and the constant pressures, especially the Roman state, which controls
Monika Talaat   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Theological Issues in the Liturgy of Apostle Mark of the Coptic Church [PDF]

open access: yesВестник Екатеринбургской духовной семинарии, 2023
The Liturgy of St. Mark the Apostle had spread in the Ancient Church period throughout the territory of modern Egypt and Ethiopia. Traditionally, it is attributed to Apostle Mark.
Hieromonk Dawoud E. (Pasilios)
doaj   +1 more source

Reflections on the City of Alexandria and the growth of the early Christian faith [PDF]

open access: yesPharos Journal of Theology, 2021
The city of Alexandria in Egypt was and remains the centre of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Alexandria, and it was one of the major centres of Christianity in the Eastern Roman Empire. St.
Angelo Nicolaides
doaj   +1 more source

Interaction of Russia and the Russian Orthodox Church with Christian communities in Egypt and Ethiopia in the second half of the 19th — early 20th century

open access: yesРоссийский журнал истории Церкви, 2022
The article presents the history of the relationship of the Russian Orthodox Church with the Christian communities of Egypt and Ethiopia. The article is also concerned with the issue of contacts between the Russian Orthodox Church and the Coptic Church ...
V. Michael Nigusie Kassae   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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