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Guardians of Ink and Vellum: Ethiopian Magical Scrolls

open access: yes, 2017
Ethiopian magical scrolls are powerful tools to combat sickness and demons in Ethiopian folk belief. As works of art, they display influences from Muslim, Jewish, and Christian sources.
Wesley, Zachary A.
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“Traditional” charity versus “modern” development : philanthropy and communal boundaries in the Coptic Orthodox Church

open access: yes, 2016
Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)%%%%Traditional Coptic charity, as I call it, is not just a flawed attempt at humanitarianism, as many believe. It is not just “giving a man a fish” as proponents of “human development” argue. Traditional Coptic charity, as I hope to explain, is an integral part of a larger social system that ...
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Egypt’s Coptic minority continues to face violence post-Tahrir [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
It was not so long ago that the eyes of the world were transfixed on Tahrir Square, the epicentre of Egypt’s revolutionary movement, and its poignant calls for “peace, bread and social justice”. The recent bombing of a Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Cairo,
Elgawly, Marina
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Day and Day\u27s Back in the day bakery: Made with love (Book Review)

open access: yes, 2016
A review of Day, C., & Day, G. (2014). Back in the day bakery: Made with love. New York: Artisan Books. 302 pp. $24.95.
Starasta, Leslie R.
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The life and riot of Coptic Patriarch Shenouda III (1923-2012)

open access: yesУченые записки Казанского университета: Серия Гуманитарные науки, 2018
The scientific biography of Shenouda III, the 117th Patriarch of the Coptic Church of Alexandria, was compiled and described for the first time. Shenouda III was the Church leader for more than 40 years and employed not only religious, but also political
O.V. Nizamutdinova
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The Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan: the identity and social position of a once-dominant minority [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Based on recent empirical findings and field observations, this article examines the Slavic-Orthodox community in Azerbaijan. Nowadays numbering about one and a half percent of the population, the main threat to its continuity is not persecution nor ...
De Cordier, Bruno
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Obesity Strongly Predicts COVID-19-Related Major Clinical Adverse Events in Coptic Clergy. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Clin Med, 2021
Henein MY   +6 more
europepmc   +1 more source

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