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New! Brill Launches “Coptic Gnostic Library Online”
Ask Your Library to Request a Free Trial
General editor original print edition: James M. Robinson
Editor Online Edition: Einar Thomassen
Free trials are available. Ask your librarian to contact Brill (sales@brillonline.com) for a free trial of this new online reference.
Coptic Gnostic Library is the only authoritative edition of many of the Coptic writings of the Gnostics from the first centuries AD. It was originally published by Brill in fourteen hardback volumes as part of the Nag Hammadi (and Manichaean) Studies series between 1975 and 1995, under the general editorship of James M. Robinson.
The Coptic Gnostic Library contains all the texts of the Nag Hammadi codices, both in the original Coptic and in translation. Each text has its own introduction, and full indexes are provided. The Coptic Gnostic Library is the starting point for all research into ancient Gnosticism. It is the result of decades of dedicated research by the most distinguished international scholars in this field.
- Online edition of the original 14 hardback Nag Hammadi Codices
- Complete and unabridged
- Facing Coptic texts and English translations, Introductions, Notes, and Indexes
- Instant and fully searchable access to the equivalent of more than 5,000 pages of print.
Institutions and libraries are welcome to try this resource, free. Contact Brill (sales@brillonline.com) to request a free trial. Learn more about this product here:
http://www.brill.nl/publications/online-resources/coptic-gnostic-library-online
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PS re: Travel grants to ICCoptS 10 (Rome 2012)
The call from COMSt for applications for travel grants to assist
younger scholars in attending ICCoptS 10 was already announced
a number of weeks ago at the Congress web site (near the bottom
of the home page, under the heading: New: Travel Grants).
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From: Stephen Emmel (emmstel@uni-muenster.de)
Date: 6 May 2012
Re: Travel grants to ICCoptS 10 (Rome 2012)
The European Science Foundation's project "Comparative
Oriental Manuscript Studies" has announced: "From 1 May to
31 May applications are accepted for: Tenth International
Congress of Coptic Studies, Rome, 17-22 September 2012."
Note that "Preference will be given to young scholars in
their formative phase" etc. For details, see:
http://www1.uni-hamburg.de/COMST/bandi.html
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The IACS membership fee for retired people
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Apologies for the below repeat postings, I did in fact only post once, appears to be a 'hic'up' on-line
Howard
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Dear colleagues - I have now uploaded a tentative Photo survey of the monastery of Anba Hadra (St. Simeons) on the West Bank Aswan - taken in February 2010.
Please see here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I have also uploaded the special open air mass held at Anba Hadra at the start of the 2010 St. Mark's Coptic symposium held at St Simeons new centre
Please see here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I hope you find the photographs of interest
Howard Middleton-Jones
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Dear colleagues - I have now uploaded a tentative Photo survey of the monastery of Anba Hadra (St. Simeons) on the West Bank Aswan - taken in February 2010.
Please see here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I have also uploaded the special open air mass held at Anba Hadra at the start of the 2010 St. Mark's Coptic symposium held at St Simeons new centre
Please see here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I hope you find the photographs of interest
Howard Middleton-Jones
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Dear colleagues - I have now uploaded a tentative Photo survey of the monastery of Anba Hadra (St. Simeons) on the West Bank Aswan - taken in February 2010.
Please see here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I have also uploaded the special open air mass held at Anba Hadra at the start of the 2010 St. Mark's Coptic symposium held at St Simeons new centre
Please see here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I hope you find the photographs of interest
Howard Middleton-Jones
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Dear colleagues - I have now uploaded a tentative Photo survey of the monastery of Anba Hadra (St. Simeons) on the West Bank Aswan - taken in February 2010.
Please see here - http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I have also uploaded the special open air mass held at Anba Hadra at the start of the 2010 St. Mark's Coptic symposium held at St Simeons new centre
Please see here -
http://www.flickr.com/photos/howiemj/sets/72157629891678807
I hope you find the photographs of interest
Howard Middleton-Jones
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A video of the Red Monastery Church is on the Metropolitan Museum of Art's You Tube site, and is currently on view in the museum itself, in an exhibition entitled: "Byzantium and Islam."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VT7TDxZ9NpY
Elizabeth S. Bolman
24 April 2012
esbolman@gmail.com/ebolman@temple.edu
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the Program of Coptic Studies (Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt) will organize symposium about " the Coptic heritage in Africa". Monday 26, 2012.
Maher A. Eissa
organizer committee
mae01@fayoum.edu.eg
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen,
I would like to become a member of the IACS. I am the field director and excavator of the coptic monastery of Apa Paulos in Western Thebes. I studied Christian Archaeology at Heidelberg (Germany) and I share the interest in coptic studies with my colleagues of the IACS. Which conditions are there to get the membership? Thank you very much for your answer,
Best Wishes,
Dr. Ina Eichner
(Email: eichner@rgzm.de)
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From: bernhard.palme@univie.ac.at
Subject: Reservierungen Wiener Papyri
Mon, 2 Jan 2012
Dear Colleagues,
The reservation catalogue of the Papyrus Collection of the Austrian National Library shows that to date more than 3,500 papyri have been reserved for publication by scholars. Many of these reservations date from years or even decades ago. Some colleagues have reserved dozens, a few even hundreds of texts. In contrast to these high figures, the number of papyri that are actually published is relatively modest: on average fewer than 80 papyri of the Collection are published yearly.
In order to facilitate editing the numerous important texts the publication of which has been blocked by old reservations, some of which may no longer be relevant, the Papyrus Collection is now making official the following general rule, long in place informally: reservations of papyri will only be made for a period of five years, after which they will expire automatically. The extension of reservations is possible if editors have made demonstrable progress (for example, in the form of a draft manuscript). In such cases editors are requested to contact the Director of the Collection at the time of the expiry of the five-year period.
In order to avoid disturbing acting editorial work on Vienna papyri, the start date of the five-year period will be 1st January 2012, in other words, all existing reservations will automatically continue until 31st December 2016. Colleagues who have reserved papyri will not need to request an extension to their reservations before this date. I would however be pleased to hear any news you may have about ongoing projects and plans for future publications (welcome also in CPR, MPER and Tyche). On the other hand, if you have reservations for papyri that you no longer realistically expect to publish, we would be grateful to be informed of that, so that these papyri can be assigned to other editors.
Kind regards from Vienna,
Bernhard Palme
Liebe Kolleginnen und Kollegen!
Die Aufzeichnungen der Papyrussammlung der ضsterreichischen Nationalbibliothek weisen über 3500 Reservierungen von unpublizierten Papyrustexten auf, die zur Bearbeitung an Editorinnen und Editoren vergeben worden sind. Viele dieser Reservierungen bestehen seit Jahren oder Jahrzehnten, manche Kolleginnen und Kollegen haben viele Dutzend Texte, einige sogar hunderte reserviert. Diese Zahlen stehen in Diskrepanz zu den tatsنchlich publizierten Papyri: Im Durchschnitt werden pro Jahr kaum mehr als 80 Texte aus der Papyrussammlung ediert.
Dieser Umstand gibt Veranlassung, folgende generelle Regelung zu verlautbaren, die informell schon bisher bei der Vergabe von Reservierungen Anwendung fand: Die Reservierungen werden für fünf Jahre vergeben, danach erlischt die Reservierung automatisch. Eine Verlنngerung der Reservierung ist mِglich, falls jemand schon vorzeigbare Arbeit geleistet hat (z.B. ein Manuskript in Rohfassung bereits existiert). In diesem Fall werden die Editorinnen und Editoren gebeten, bei Ablauf der fünf Jahre mit der Sammlungsleitung Kontakt aufzunehmen.
Es geht gewiss nicht darum, jemanden die zugesagten Reservierungen wegzunehmen, vielmehr sollen die vielen wichtigen Texte, die durch lange - und vielleicht gar nicht mehr relevante - Reservierungen blockiert sind, einer Bearbeitung zugeführt werden. Als Stichtag für die fünf Jahre laufenden Reservierungen wird generell der 1. Januar 2012 eingesetzt. Mit anderen Worten: Alle existierenden Reservierungen laufen automatisch weiter bis zum 31. Dezember 2016.
Kolleginnen und Kollegen, die Texte reserviert haben, brauchen vor diesem Zeitpunkt nicht um eine Verlنngerung ihrer existierenden Reservierungen anzufragen. Ich freue mich jedoch über allfنllige Nachrichten über laufende Editionsvorhaben und Plنne für zukünftige Publikationen, gerne auch in CPR, MPER oder der Tyche. Falls jemand Editionsvorhaben aufgegeben hat, bitte ich gleichfalls um Benachrichtigung.
Mit freundlichen Grüكen aus Wien,
Bernhard Palme
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 20 December 2011
Re: Alexander-Bِhlig-Preis 2013
The next round of competition for the Alexander-Bِhlig-
Preis for doctoral dissertations (and Habilitations-
schriften) has just been announced. Please look under the
button labelled "News" at this web site (the link, from
December 2011, is: Prize competition for doctoral disser-
tations and Habilitationsschriften: Alexander-Bِhlig-Preis
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT !!!
First Coptic Orthodox Theological College to be accredited in the modern world!
It is with great delight that I can announce St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College has been accredited as a recognised teaching institution (RTI) of the MCD University of Divinity!
This is a wonderful achievement for our Theological College which was established through Papal Decree number 21/29 just under 11 years ago and is the culmination of several years of hard work by many dedicated individuals.
Through the tireless work of the SACOTC Academic Board and Council, SACOTC embarked on a journey of nearly four years to achieve this endorsement, and realise the aspirations of the College community to become a recognised teaching institution of the MCD University of Divinity.
This recognition means SACOTC is officially the first Coptic Orthodox Theological College to be accredited in the modern world! More importantly, we have been accredited through an organisation who just recently in their own right were approved to become the first 'Specialist University' in Australia!
To be recognised as one of the member teaching institution of the MCD University of Divinity will add significant credibility to SACOTC, giving our awards wide recognition and allowing our students to go on and do further theological studies to obtain Masters and PhD's if they wish.
The MCD is an old and very well respected academic teaching body, having celebrated its centenary in 2010. Since its inception, it has been committed to providing Theological education, and represents the standard by which theological education in Australia is judged.
In its own right, SACOTC is an important Orthodox Theological institution that is dedicated to promoting the traditions of the Coptic Orthodox School of Alexandria and in many ways is unique to Australia.
SACOTC has much to offer in the field of theological education in Australia, and this official recognition now allows us to offer interested students the opportunity to study and appreciate theology from a Coptic Orthodox point of view and undertake units of study that are unique in their rich Christian heritage. SACOTC is blessed to have an extremely well qualified and dedicated faculty, who have inspired their students through their own example, and instilled in them a love for learning about theology and divinity.
We are thrilled about this very significant achievement, as this marks the beginning of an exciting new phase for SACOTC. We will begin by offering a Diploma in Theology in 2012, online courses in 2013 and in the future expand to offer higher awards such as Bachelors, Masters and even PhD's God willing.
Our newly accredited Diploma in Theology will begin on February 27th, 2012 with God's grace. Semester 1 timetable, and dates for the Open Day and Orientation day will be published in Epsajee in the coming weeks.
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT !!!
First Coptic Orthodox Theological College to be accredited in the modern world!
It is with great delight that I can announce St Athanasius Coptic Orthodox Theological College has been accredited as a recognised teaching institution (RTI) of the MCD University of Divinity!
This is a wonderful achievement for our Theological College which was established through Papal Decree number 21/29 just under 11 years ago and is the culmination of several years of hard work by many dedicated individuals.
Through the tireless work of the SACOTC Academic Board and Council, SACOTC embarked on a journey of nearly four years to achieve this endorsement, and realise the aspirations of the College community to become a recognised teaching institution of the MCD University of Divinity.
This recognition means SACOTC is officially the first Coptic Orthodox Theological College to be accredited in the modern world! More importantly, we have been accredited through an organisation who just recently in their own right were approved to become the first 'Specialist University' in Australia!
To be recognised as one of the member teaching institution of the MCD University of Divinity will add significant credibility to SACOTC, giving our awards wide recognition and allowing our students to go on and do further theological studies to obtain Masters and PhD's if they wish.
The MCD is an old and very well respected academic teaching body, having celebrated its centenary in 2010. Since its inception, it has been committed to providing Theological education, and represents the standard by which theological education in Australia is judged.
In its own right, SACOTC is an important Orthodox Theological institution that is dedicated to promoting the traditions of the Coptic Orthodox School of Alexandria and in many ways is unique to Australia.
SACOTC has much to offer in the field of theological education in Australia, and this official recognition now allows us to offer interested students the opportunity to study and appreciate theology from a Coptic Orthodox point of view and undertake units of study that are unique in their rich Christian heritage. SACOTC is blessed to have an extremely well qualified and dedicated faculty, who have inspired their students through their own example, and instilled in them a love for learning about theology and divinity.
We are thrilled about this very significant achievement, as this marks the beginning of an exciting new phase for SACOTC. We will begin by offering a Diploma in Theology in 2012, online courses in 2013 and in the future expand to offer higher awards such as Bachelors, Masters and even PhD's God willing.
Our newly accredited Diploma in Theology will begin on February 27th, 2012 with God's grace. Semester 1 timetable, and dates for the Open Day and Orientation day will be published in Epsajee in the coming weeks.
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The funeral for Fr. David Johnson will be on Thurs. Dec. 1 at 10:00 at the Sacred Heart Jesuit Center in Los Gatos, California, USA.
Hany N. Takla
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I regret to inform the group of the passing of a prominent Coptologist, Fr. David Johnson, S.J. on November 24, 2010. He was the Congress Secretary of the 6th International Congress of Coptic Studies in Washington D.C. in 1992. He was an inspiration to all his students and a pillar in our field. His work on the History of the Coptic Church in late Antiquity was his greatest contribution in Coptology. He will be surely missed as a scholar and as an inspiration to us all.
Sincerely,
Hany N. Takla
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 26 October 2011
Re: IACS Newsletter 55 (2011)
I am pleased to inform you that the next issue of the IACS
Newsletter, no. 55 for 2011, is now being distributed by
post from Münster. IACS members should receive their
printed copies soon, and soon the Newsletter will be posted
as a .pdf file on the IACS web site, as usual.
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Dear Madam,
Dear Sir,
The first comprehensive archaeological and epigraphical study of the Christian funerary stelae of the Byzantine and Arab periods from Egypt has recently been published by Bianca Tudor, PhD in Egyptology and Coptology, University of Goettingen, Germany.
CHRISTIAN FUNERARY STELAE
of the Byzantine and Arab periods from Egypt
University of Goettingen, Univ. Diss, 2008
By Bianca Tudor
Published by Tectum Verlag Marburg, 2011
ISBN 978-3-8288-2631-1
Website: www.tectum-verlag.de
Pages: 428
Cost: 39,90 EUR
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Liebe Grüكe / Kind regards,
Bianca Tudor-Vinther
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 7 October 2011
Re: Job in Coptic studies
There is a job opening in Coptic studies at the American
University in Cairo. The details appear at the following
web site:
http://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=27690
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hi i tray to dowenload acoptic front but i can not can you help me my computer with windowes 7 my email is
youssefmatay@yahoo.com
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hi i tray to dowenload acoptic front but i can not can you help me my computer with windowes 7
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Dear Friends, How can I join the Association
I am a Copt living in USA Je suis aussi Francophone
Merci
Raafat Hanna
raafat77@msn.com
17 Lona CT
Baltimore, MD 21236 USA
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Good evening,
My e-mail adress is wrong into the list of this site. The present one is marc.malevez@uclouvain.be
Thank you very much to change it. I also would inscribe me to the next congress. Should I give you the title of my future paper already now ?
Yours faithfully
Marc MALEVEZ
Scientific collaborator University of Louvain
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Wow! Great tinhking! JK
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Wow! Great tinhking! JK
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Wow! Great tinhking! JK
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Dear
I want to participate in IACS 2012 with a research about "the four living creatures". To which address I have to send it? Thanks.
Pauline Todary
email: ptodary@gmail.com
May/23/2011
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 12 March 2011
Re: IACS Newsletter 54 (2010)
I am pleased to inform you that the next issue of the IACS
Newsletter, namely no. 54 for 2010, has just been printed
and is now being distributed by post from Münster. IACS
members should receive their printed copies soon, and soon
the Newsletter will be posted as a .pdf file on the IACS
web site, as usual.
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Hello,
My name is Ahmed Taleb,
i'm Assistant Lecturer, Minia University, Faculty of Arts, Archaeology Department, Egypt.
I got a master's degree in the Coptic language, and I would like to become a member in IACS, please What should I do?
Thank you,
Ahmed Taleb
12/3/2011
E-mail:ataleb76@yahoo.com
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February 15, 2011
Dear Members of the IACS,
I am writing to invite you to contribute to The Coptic
Church Review (CCR). CCR, if you are not already familiar
with it, has been published since 1980 to promote academic
studies in all fields related to Coptic Christianity. For
the past 30 years, the journal has published articles and
book reviews in a wide variety of fields: bible, liturgy,
patristics, spirituality, history, and Coptology. The
journal enjoys a sizable readership, is widely distributed
to libraries across the globe, and is indexed on the
religion internet database of the American Theological
Library Association.
If you might be interested in submitting work, please
contact me at info@copticreview.org. Please be advised that
we cannot guarantee publication in advance; however, I am
eager to hear from you and hope that you will contribute. I
would be happy to answer any questions you might have about
CCR and its editorial procedures. You can also find more
information about us, including links to articles from past
issues, on our website at www.copticreview.org.
Submissions themselves can be sent either as an email
attachment to info@copticreview.org or on CD to:
The Coptic Church Review
Archdeacon Habib Guirguis Educational Fund
PO Box 66
East Rutherford, NJ 07073
USA
Each year, the deadline for spring submissions is April
15th and the deadline for fall submissions is October 15th.
Additionally, I invite you to submit book reviews or any
responses you may have to the work appearing in CCR; we
will gladly consider them for publication. I look forward
to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Fr. Athanasius K. Farag
Archdeacon Habib Guirguis Educational Fund
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Dear prof. Orlandi.
I want to inform you about a new program on Coptic studies in Sweden. At Mid Sweden university (www.miun.se) a 60 credits program in Coptic is launched. Presently a 15 credits course on the Gospel of Truth is given over Internet. 2 evenings with live online seminars per week is offered. Presently 10 students are taking part. The coming fall Coptic 1, (7,5 credits) including basic grammar is given, followd by Coptic 2 (7,5 credits) on grammar and analysis of The Hypostasis of the Archons is given. For more advanced studies Coptic 4 (15 credits) on the Gospel of Thomas is given. Spring 2012 Coptic 3 (15 credits) on the Gospel of Truth, as well as Coptic 5 (15 credits) for students writing thesis that include philologically advanced analyses of Coptic texts is offered.
For more information, please contact Theol. Dr. Jِrgen Magnusson
jorgen.magnusson@miun.se
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Just published
Hasitzka, Monika (Hg.): Koptische dokumentarische und literarische Texte „First International Summer School in Coptic Papyrology 2006“ in der Papyrussammlung der ضsterreichischen Nationalbibliothek Corpus Papyrorum Raineri, De Gruyter: Berlin New York 2011
ISBN 978-3-11-023967-6
Reihe: Corpus Papyrorum Raineri (CPR) XXXI
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Dear
I want to share in next conference of coptic studies, please let me know how send the research, and to whom.
Pauline Todary
Coptologist
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Dear Members of IACS
The fourth international conference of the Faculty of Archaeology , Cairo University will be held on the 11-14 April 2011 under the title of " Siwa : Heritage & Development " , this conference will be dedicated this year to hounering prof. Dr.\ Ahmed Fakhry , this event will take place in Cairo University and Matrouh Governorate with a feild journey to Siwa & Shali as well , full details of the conference will be online in the 2nd announcement , we are looking forward to your participation , for more details please contact
siwaconference@yahoo.com
best regards
Dr.\ Maissara Abd-Allah Hussein
Faculty of Archaeology,Cairo University
Giza Mail-box.12613
Egypt
fax: (002) 0235728108
(002) 0235675608 - 0235675611
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 20 October 2010
Re: IACS Newsletter 53 (July 2009)
Much delayed, IACS Newsletter no. 53 (July 2009) has just
been printed and mailed out. IACS members and friends
should receive their copies relatively soon. If you do not
receive your copy in a reasonable period of time, please
check with me to make sure that we have your current
postal address.
An electronic (.pdf) edition of the Newsletter will be posted on the IACS website (under the button labeled
"Newsletters").
Let me take this opportunity to inform those who do not
already know it that I am spending the current academic
year (Fall semester 2010 and Spring semester 2011) in
Egypt, where I am the new Professor of Coptology at the
American University in Cairo. I am on leave of absence
for one year from the Universitنt Münster, where Dr. Frank
Feder (Berlin) is replacing me for two semesters.
Nevertheless, I am continuing to run the IACS Secretariat
in Münster, via long-distance communications from Cairo.
I know that I am very far behind in processing IACS
membership applications that have been submitted during the
past two years. I will get to them as soon as I can. Thank
you for your patience.
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Stephen Emmel
Secretary, IACS
emmstel@uni-muenster.de
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nieuw verschenen / vient de paraître / newly published :
Adam Łajtar, Jacques van der Vliet, Qasr Ibrim: the Greek and Coptic inscriptions. The Journal of Juristic Papyrology Supplements, vol. XIII. Warsaw: Raphael Taubenschlag Foundation, 2010. IX+336 pp. ISBN 978 83 925919 2 4.
The natural citadel of Qasr Ibrim in Northern Nubia occupied for thousands of years a strategic position between Egypt and the Middle Nile region (the present-day Sudan). In Late Antiquity, it was the political centre of an independent kingdom, Nobadia. Following the Christianization of the region in the sixth century, it became the see of a bishop, for whom a magnificent stone-built cathedral was erected. Towards the year 700, Nobadia became politically integrated into the southern kingdom of Makouria, which had its capital in Old Dongola, but Qasr Ibrim remained the residence of a ‘viceroy’, the eparch of Nobadia, who played a pivotal role in the contacts between Christian Nubia and Islamic Egypt. The capture of Qasr Ibrim by Shams ad-Dawla, Saladin's brother, in 1173, was a dramatic event that inaugurated the decline of the Christian kingdoms of Nubia.
This book brings together the Greek and Coptic inscriptions found at Qasr Ibrim during the excavations of the British Egypt Exploration Society, undertaken between 1963 and 2008. It contains over 90 inscriptions from the period between the sixth and the twelfth centuries, a majority of which are stone monuments that are edited here for the first time. Each inscription is reproduced, translated and provided with a full commentary; extensive indices enhance the accessibility of the material. Most of the inscriptions are of a funerary nature (tombstones), including a series of epitaphs commemorating bishops, whereas others include building inscriptions and apotropaic texts. Together they present a vivid picture of the mainly clerical élite of this Christian centre at a crossroads between Africa and the Mediterranean, revealing patterns of commemoration and in-group status maintenance.
The book can be ordered through Oxbow Books, http://www.oxbowbooks.com/
Price: £ 75.
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Alexandria Coptic Conference September 21-23rd at the Alexandria Library - Bibliotheca Alexandrina
The conference appeared to be a great success -
Unfortunately I was unable to attend, but I set up a live video conferencing link from Swansea University here in Wales, and followed all of the presentations that were filmed from the small theatre.
If you wish to look at a list of the abstracts you can download them here..
http://www.bibalex.org/CalligraphyCenter/CopticStudiesConference/home/home.aspx
I have also written up a very brief overview on my Coptic blog:
http://www.daralqibt.blogspot.com/
Howard Middleton-Jones
howardmj@yahoo.com
h.middleton-jones@swan.ac.uk
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The Proposed UK second Coptic symposium due to be held at the UK Coptic Centre, Stevenage, will now not be held in December as was tentively planned, but will be held later in 2011.
For updates on this and other Coptic news please check the Coptic news blog accessed at http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic
Howard Middleton-Jones
howardmj@yahoo.com
September 23 2010
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Dear Friends and colleagues,
Just a note regarding: The Second Conference of the Institute of Coptic Studies September 2011; Due to a Hacking process been done to the Institute's mail address, we would like to ask our colleagues who sent us an abstract and did not hear from us yet, to re-sent their Abstracts once more As Soon As Possible and not later than the end of September to the following e-mail addresses:
copticstudies@yahoo.com, hhnnc@yahoo.com, hhnnc@hotmail.com, hhnncc@gmail.com, instituteofcoptic@hotmail.com Again, to keep the equal opportunity for all our interested colleagues, all our
colleagues are very welcomed to submit their abstracts by the end of September as well.
Please find information regarding the conference within our attached modified/original Call for Papers.
Finally, please accept my apologies in case of cross posting.
Best Regards and thank you for your cooperation,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Dr. (Mr.) / Hany Hanna (PH.D)
-International Expert in Conservation and Restoration.
-Chief Conservator,
General Director of Conservation, Dept. of Conservation, Helwan, El-Saf and Atfeh Sector, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Egypt.
-Professor, Higher Institute for Coptic Studies in Cairo.
- Fellow of Salzburg Global Seminar; Conservation and Preservation of Cultural Heritage
-Writer, El-Qahera Newspaper, Egypt.
-Mobil No.: +2 - 012 - 4176742
-E-mail: hhnnc@yahoo.com
CC: hhnnc@hotmail.com, hhnncc@gmail.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DrHanyHannaMilingList/
http://www.facebook.com/hhnnc
http://eg.linkedin.com/pub/dr-hany-hanna/13/17a/984
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Dear colleagues,
Greetings from Egypt,
Please find attached the (call for papers) for:
"Second Conference of the Institute of Coptic Studies September 2011"
on
Aspects of Coptic Heritage
From 10th to 14th Centuries A.D.
Shedding more light on the epoch
To be held at the Center of the Institute of Coptic Studies in Cairo, Egypt in September 26th - 29th, 2011.
For your information regarding this conference:
- The languages of the conference are English and Arabic.
- The conference theme is open for all proposals including - and not limited to -historical, geographical, archeological, social, artistic, practical, musical, industrial, conversation and reservation issues, intangible and oral issues, ethnical legal issues, as well as comparative studies etc….
- The abstract should be within 500 words, to be submitted in Microsoft Word Rich Text Format and should include name, title, institution, contact information (e-mails, Tel. Nos. etc.) of the author/s.
- Further information regarding the registration fee…etc., will be forwarded later on.
- The Organizers is not in position to provide any travel or accommodation grants.
Please send your abstracts as soon as possible and not late then the end of September 2010, directly to the Organizing Committee by e-mail addresses: copticstudies@yahoo.com, hhnnc@yahoo.com, hhnnc@hotmail.com, hhnncc@gmail.com, instituteofcoptic@hotmail.com
with the subject marked "An Abstract for the Second Conference of the Institute of
Coptic Studies".
And please note that all Arabic abstracts must be accompanied by an English translation.
Any questions or inquires should also be sent to the same e-mail address mentioned above.
As the organizers seek to widen participation at this conference, and would like to encourage colleagues from all parts of the world to attend. We would be grateful if you could print and display copies of this circular in your institution and would like to ask you please to publish this call and information in your newsletters, website and any other available media and to send it across your milling lists and to forward it to our colleagues in your institution and to all who you think might be interested.
Finally, please accept my apologies in case of cross posting.
Best Regards and thank you for your cooperation,
On behalf of the Organizing Committee,
Dr. (Mr.) / Hany Hanna
- International Expert in Conservation and Restoration.
- Chief Conservator,
General Director of Conservation, Helwan, El-Saf and Atfeh Sector, Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), Egypt.
- Professor, Higher Institute for Coptic Studies in Cairo.
- Writer, El-Qahera Newspaper, Egypt
- Mobil No.: +2 - 012 - 4176742
- E-mail: hhnnc@yahoo.com
CC: hhnnc@hotmail.com, hhnncc@gmail.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DrHanyHannaMilingList/
http://www.facebook.com/hhnnc
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Dear friends and colleagues
As you may be aware, the conference 'Daily Life in Coptic Egypt' to be held in Alexandria has now been brought forward to September 21st - 23rd.
Unfortunately I am unable to attend, as classes here at Swansea start on 24th - However, I have arranged a live video conferencing link for the duration of the conference via Swansea University, Wales UK.
I also believe the conference, in part may be accessed via the Internet.
More details here:
http://www.bibalex.org/CalligraphyCenter/CopticStudiesConference/Home/Home.aspx
Re - Second UK Coptic Conference at the Coptic Centre Stevenage, originally planned for early December - I am awaiting news from His grace Bishop Angaelos.
I will keep an uodate on my Coptic research website here;
http://www.ambilacuk.com/coptic
Regards
Howard Middleton-Jones
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Dear IACS Members:
Coptica v. 8, 2009 is avaialble. To see the list of articles included in the volume go to http://demo.stshenouda.info/CP.htm. To subscribe to the Coptic Heritage site of the St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society, including electronic copies of all the Society earlier and current publications go to http://demo.stshenouda.info/Subscription.htm. For ordering copies of Coptica email me: htakla35@yahoo.com.
Sincerely,
Hany N. Takla
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Hello,
I am pleased to announce the publication of an article
on Coptic typography, on TypeCulture :
http://www.typeculture.com/academic_resource/articles_essays/
this article is freely available through downloading,
you could share this link if you want
Yours sincerely
Jonathan Perez
www.typographies.fr
08-06-2010
postmaster@typographies.fr
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Dear IACS Members:
The St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society has been working tirelessly to gather research material to promote the study of the Christian (Coptic) Heritage of Egypt. In an effort to afford those interested worldwide the opportunity to consult our collections, publications, and research in the field, the Society created the Coptic Heritage Website. This subscription web-based library will gradually include the following resources:
1.Scholarly articles in the field [forthcoming]
2.Rare and important research books in the field from the Library of our St. Shenouda Center in Los Angeles [forthcoming]
3.Searchable Coptic New Testament in Bohairic, Sahidic, Mesokemic, Old Bohairic, Lycopolitan, Greek, and English (KJV) [available now]
4.Searchable Coptic Old Testament in all available Coptic dialects [forthcoming]
5.Coptic Annual Lectionary with Bohairic and English (KJV) readings arranged according to the Coptic New Year [available now]
6.The joint St. Mark Foundation and the Society Annual periodical, Coptica (all seven published issues are available now)
7.St. Shenouda Coptic Newsletter (1994-2004) [40 issues available now]
8.Society Annual Bulletin [the 6 published issues are available now]
9.The Manuscript Library owned by the Society formatted in the FlipPage web technology [the first 24 items are available now out of the over 100 items currently in the collection]
All the files are in pdf or FlipPage format (Manuscripts) and they are secured for viewing and saving only. Unsecured electronic copies of these resources, including the manuscripts, can be purchased at a substantial discount to the subscriber. Subscription is available online for Students, Society members, and all who are interested in either 6-month or one-year periods: http://demo.stshenouda.info/Subscription.htm. To get an idea of the scope of resources available now, consult the listing on http://demo.stshenouda.info/TC.htm. After subscribing you will get an email, within three business days, to the account you used on PayPal to give you the link to the site as well as the login and password. Every six months new categories and/or resources will be added or deleted to enhance the value of the resource. In the case of the manuscript collection, a new set of 24 manuscripts will be viewable every six month until the entire collection would have been posted at least once on the site. Afterwards a maximum of 36 manuscripts will be available at anyone time. Specific items can be displayed for individual subscribers upon request. Books and scholarly articles will be posted more often. The income derived from the subscriptions will be used to develop the existing collections and enhance the website. For further information contact Hany N. Takla htakla35@yahoo.com.
Hany N. Takla, President
St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society
Los Angeles, CA 90035
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Message from Nancy Arthur Hoskins:
TOUR information for the IACS by member Nancy Arthur Hoskins
Egypt: The Textiles of Egypt with Nancy Hoskins and Christine Pearson;
contact Robert Fletcher phone (02 6249 6122);
email ;
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November 6-18, 2010
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Dear Friends,
I have just read and signed the online petition: "Save the
Department of Byzantine and Modern Greek Studies at King's"
hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online
petition service, at:
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sdbmgs10/
I personally agree with what this petition says, and I
think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment,
please take a look, and consider signing yourself.
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Dear Association members,
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for example: The red monastery before, during and after restoration over 170 pictures.
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أحمد الخميسي يكتب في الوحدة الوطنية
الباب المغلق بين الأقباط والمسلمين !
بقلم د. مجدى يوسف
مستشار هيئة اليونسكو فى شأن الحوار بين الثقافات
هذا هو عنوان واحد من أجمل ما قرأت فى الوحدة الوطنية بأسلوب روائى آسر يجعل القارئ يأتى على فصوله فى جلسة واحدة دون توقف . فكاتبه لا يتمتع فقط بروح وطنية عالية ، وليس فقط بالتزام إنسانى رفيع ، وإنما هو فى الوقت ذاته أديب مخضرم من أسرة شاعرة ، وإن كان له بصمته المتفردة عن سائر أقربائه الكبار من الكتاب الشعراء. هو الدكتور أحمد الخميسى الذى لا يمهر كتاباته ولا عموده الأسبوعى فى " أخبار الأدب " بلقبه العلمى ، حتى يقرب المسافة بينه بين قارئه ، بينما ما يكتبه يبز أكثر ما يدونه أفضل الأكاديميين ، ولكن بأسلوب جزل محبب ينساب إلى عقل وقلب القارئ بلا حواجز أو عبارات " مكلكعة " .
وفى كتابه هذا الصادر فى عام 2008 كان أحمد الخميسى يثير قضية كامنة كالنار من تحت الهشيم وكأنه يستشرف ما حدث فى الأيام الأخيرة من مآسى تفتقر إلى أبسط مبادئ العقلانية بين بنى عنصر واحد أحد للأمة ، لا عنصرين : فكل من الأقباط والمسلمين من أبناء وبنات هذا الشعب هم من صلبه ، فكلمة " قبطى " تعنى " مصرى " . والإسلام الحق لا يبدأ بالرسالة المحمدية ، وإنما هو استمرارية لكافة الرسالات السماوية من عهد نوح وابراهيم عليهما السلام حتى نبى الإسلام محمد بن عبد الله . ومن ثم فقراءة الإسلام على أنه يقصى ما عداه من رسالات سماوية هو ليس من الإسلام فى شيئ. لذلك فمظاهر التمييز بين المسلم وغير المسلم لا يتعارض فقط مع حقوق المواطنة ، وإنما هو يتناقض أصلا مع روح الإسلام الحق . فما معنى أن يكون الاختلاف الشكلى فى الدين سببا فى عدم الحصول على وظيفة ، أو تفضيل مسلم على غير مسلم فى الترقية ، أو أن يرفض طفل مسلم أن يلعب مع رفيق له قبطى فى حضانة الأطفال ، ناهيك عن سائر مراحل التعليم ؟ أو أن ينظرإلى غير المسلم بشيئ من الاستبعاد والتمييز ؟ وما معنى أن تثور قرية بأكملها لأن أقباطا أقاموا الصلاة فى منزل ؟! أو أن تنهب متاجر لأقباط وتحصد أرواحهم وهم خارجون من دار عبادتهم فى يوم عيدهم لمجرد أنهم ينتمون لدين سماوى أتى الإسلام مكملا له ؟ وما علاقة هؤلاء أصلا بجريمة يتهم فيها أحد الأقباط كى يغتالوا فى يوم عيدهم ؟ وهب أن ذلك له علاقة بعادة الثأر فى الصعيد ، وهى التى تنحو لأخذ ذوى الرحم بجريرة من قد لا يعرفون صاحب الجريمة أصلا ، وإن انتموا شكلا لملته ، أو لقبيلته ، أو طائفته الدينية ، فهل يجوز أن تقف الدولة بكافة أجهزتها مكتوفة الأيدى أمام ظاهرة الثأر دون أن تعالجها من منابعها ، وليس باتخاذ الإجراءات الإدارية بعد تفاقمها ؟ وأين تكمن تلك المنابع إن لم يكن فى السنوات الأولى من العمر ، ابتداء من رياض الأطفال والمدرسة الابتدائية ؟ بل قبل ذلك من خلال القصص التى ترويها الأمهات على فلذات أكبادهن حتى يداعب النوم أحلامهم ؟ أما اللجوء للوسائل الأمنية ، فهو آخر ما يؤدى لحل هذه المشكلة ، أو لردع مرتكبيها ، إن لم يصور لهم ولأترابهم أنهم " يحمون " دينهم من الآخر، بل أنهم مستعدون ل" الاستشهاد" من أجل ذلك ؟!
إنما يكون الحل الحق للمشكلة على المدى المتوسط والبعيد بتنشئة الطفل على نحو مختلف ، وأن تعطى كافة حقوق المواطنة بلا أية تمييز لكافة بنات وأبناء هذا الوطن الذى صار مطمعا لفريقين يكمل أحدهما دور الآخر : للاستعمار الجديد بما تمثله مصالح هيمنته على منطقتنا من الحرص على تقطيع أواصر الوحدة الوطنية فى أكبر بلد عربى ، سعيا لتقزيمه ، وتسهيلا لمحو دوره التاريخى ، وبلقنة شعبه بدعاوى طائفية لا علاقة لها بالدين من قريب أو بعيد ، هذا من ناحية ، ثم استغلال هذا المخطط العدوانى الخارجى من الناحية المقابلة للنزعة الساعية ل" تطهير" هذا البلد من غير المسلمين بشتى الوسائل المباشرة وغير المباشرة التى تستهدف اقتصار مصر على أبناء عقيدة واحدة فى تصورهم ، بينما لا يعى أصحاب هذه النزعة أن ذلك لا يختلف جذريا وحسب مع الإسلام الذى يتصورون خطأ أنهم " حماته"، وإنما هو يتفق مع النزعة العنصرية ذاتها التى تنادى بها إسرائيل حين ترفع راية " الدولة اليهودية " فى المنطقة ، وأن ما يطمحون إليه هو أفضل ما يرميهم فى أحضان أعداء شعوب المنطقة الوافدين عليها من ثقافات استعلائية استعمارية طامعة فى نهب ما تبقى من ثروات هذه البلاد مع الحرص على إبادة شعوبها بأيديهم هم أنفسهم إن أمكن !
يبدأ كتاب أحمد الخميسى بقصة الغلاف : زوجان قبطيان لم يرزقا بولد يشعران بالابوة الحانية إزاء طفلة توفى والدها البواب فى دارهما ، فيقومان باحتضانها فى منزلهما . لكن الجيران يلمحون ويلمظون هنا وهناك أن الطفلة ستنشأ على دينهما ، وفى النهاية يجبر الزوجان على التخلى عن الطفلة التى لا تفهم شيئا مما يدرى ، وتذرف الدموع وهى تتشبث بباب منزلهما راجية إياهما أن يعيداها إلى " دارها " ، ولكن صاحب الدار القبطى يرد عليها وهو يتمزق حزنا من وراء الباب المغلق: ما اقدرش ، أنا باحبك زى بنتى تمام ، لكن ما اقدرش صدقينى..
وفى فصل آخر من هذا الكتاب المؤثر يعرض الكاتب لرواية " أحزان بلدنا " للكاتب والمحامى القدير مكرم فهيم ، والتى تتمحور أحداثها حول استشهاد المقدم نبيل يعقوب فى المنيا وهو يفض اشتباكا مسلحا بين مسلمين وأقباط ، حيث يبكى والد الشهيد متسائلا : " هل الأقباط أقلية مستضعفة ؟ هل هم جزء من نسيج الوطن ؟ أم أن الحديث عن نسيج واحد لم يعد سوى محاولة لصرف الأنظار عن التعدد ؟ من أين خرج التعصب والإرهاب وأصبح لرصاصه ذلك الدوى المسموع فى مصر كلها فى فبراير 1994 حينما أطلق الإرهابيون النار على المصلين فى كنيسة أبو قرقاص وفى غيرها من قرى الصعيد ؟ " وحيث يتساءل مؤلف الرواية على لسان يعقوب نصر الله ، أحد ضباط الثورة : من المسئول عن المناخ العام الذى يولد الإرهاب ؟ ويجعل البعض يفتى صراحة بأن من صافح قبطيا فقد كفر ؟ ومن المسئول عن اعتماد جامعاتنا المصرية كرسيا للغة الأرمينية ، بينما ترفض تأسيس كرسى للغة القبطية التى هى من تراث المصريين جميعا ؟! ومن المسئول عن الخط الهمايونى الذى يمنع استصلاح الكنائس لدورة مياة إلا بإذن خاص ؟ " . ويبين أحمد الخميسى أن مكرم فهيم لا يقدم صورة مثالية للأقباط فى مقابل صورة سالبة لسواهم ، فمن بين الأقباط متعصب يقتل أخته لأنها تزوجت مسلما ، ومن بينهم المحتال والأهوج الذى يلجأ للغرب ولأمريكا على رأسها مطالبا ب" حقوقه من الخارج !" ، فالقبطى فى رواية مكرم فهيم " من نفس العجين الذى خرج منه الآخرون " ، لأن القضية فى النهاية ليست قضية دينية ، وإنما هى اجتماعية ، وسياسية اقتصادية . وأضيف بدورى أنها قضية تربوية ثقافية فى المقام الأول تتعلق بتكوين الوعى الاجتماعى العام فى هذا البلد. ومن ثم فصاحب رواية " أحزان بلدنا " ينتصر فى نهايتها للتآخى ، والعقل ، والاستنارة . فحين تكلف الجماعة الإرهابية شابا مسلما من بينها باغتيال أحد الأقباط ، ويستيقظ ضمير الشاب رافضا التكليف ، يصبح هو الآخر ضحية للرصاص . وهو ما صار يشكل ظاهرة أعيد إنتاجها فى مأساة نجع حمادى ، إذ أجبر بعض المعتدين على الخوض فى عملية القتل العشوائى للأقباط فى يوم عيدهم خوفا على حياتهم هم أنفسهم من انتقام محرضيهم إن لم ينصاعوا لأوامرهم بتنفيذ الاعتداء.
وفى فصل مؤثر ثالث من بين فصول هذا الكتاب الذى لا تتعدى صفحاته ال145 من القطع الصغيرحتى ليصلح للقراءة فى المواصلات العامة ، إذ ما أسهل أن يوضع فى الجيب أو فى حقيبة السيدات ، يروى الكاتب قصة رحلة مشتركة بين المسلمين والأقباط نظمتها جمعية أهلية قبطية لزيارة المعالم التاريخية للمنيا ليشاهدوا تل العمارنة ، ومقابر بنى حسن ، وجبل الطور الذى يقع فيه دير السيدة العذراء التى احتمت به خلال عبورها بمصر ومعها السيد المسيح طفلا ، وتونة الجبل الخ حيث كانت تجلس هدى طعيمة إلى جوار ميرفت عبد الناصر ، وميلاد يعقوب ، وجورج ميخائيل مع أخيهما أحمد الخميسى ، الكل تجمعهم روح المحبة والتجاذب فى رحلة تمثل " مستقبل بلدنا " كما يدعوها مؤلف هذا الكتاب فى سردياته الممتعة المليئة بأحلام مستقبل مضيئ لهذا البلد يخرج من أحشاء هذه الظلمة إن تعلمنا منها الدروس وسارعنا بعلاج دائها من جذوره الممتدة فى الطفولة وفى التعليم العام والإعلام المرئى والمسموع.
وإنى لأتساءل لم لا يطبع هذا الكتاب صغير الحجم عظيم النفع فى " سلسلة الأسرة " ، حيث أوجه النداء من هذا المنبر إلى اللجنة المشرفة على تلك السلسلة الشعبية وعلى رأسها الدكتور فوزى فهمى ؟. ولم لا يقرر الدكتور أحمد زكى بدر ، وزير التعليم الجديد ، هذا الكتاب السردى الشيق على طلبة المدارس الابتدائية والثانوية والمعاهد المتوسطة بالمثل ؟ أليس فى بث هذه الروح السمحة من خلال قصص هذا الكتاب التى تجمع بين التشويق والتأثير الإيجابى ما يمكن أن يعالج تلك الآفة الاجتماعية فى مكمنها بدلا من تجاهلها لتتفاقم حتى يضطر المجتمع للجوء للحلول الأمنية التى مهما كانت قاسية ، فهى لن تفلح بأن تكون أبدا رادعة ، لأن بذور تلك السلوكيات الإرهابية لا تكمن فى سلوكيات فاعليها ، وإنما فى تنشئة أجيال بكاملها فى الأسرة ، والمدرسة ، والمجتمع بوجه عام . من هنا فالمواجهة الفاعلة الحقة يجب أن تبدأ من الدار والمدرسة فى السنوات الأولى من العمر بخاصة . ولعل عبقرية هذا الكتاب تتمثل فى إحياء تراث بيرم التونسى ووريثه صلاح جاهين الذى كانت كتاباته ورسومه تخاطب جميع الأعمار من الأطفال حتى أكبر البالغين سنا ؟ وإنى لأتساءل لم لا تحول قصص هذا الكتاب إلى مسلسلات تلفزيونية تمثل علاجا دراميا لهذه الظاهرة التى تهدد بأن تعصف بهذا البلد وبشعبه الذى لا يستحق بالتأكيد شيئا من ذلك ؟
د. مجدي يوسف
القاهرة .
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2 January 2009
Good morning - and happy 2010! I am a doctoral student of Dr.
Heike Behlmer (also completed an MA in Coptic Studies with her,
and previously an MA in Egyptology from University of Chicago
in 2000). As my dissertation will be in the area of Coptic Studies
I am curious about membership in IACS. Can you tell me how I can
go about applying? The website did not seem to have a note on
how to apply or where to apply.
Thank you for any assistance you can offer!
Tamara L. Siuda
tsiuda@uchicago.edu
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Dear all, I send you my warmest wishes for a Happy New Year! May
2010 bring to every one of us all the best possible!
alexandra
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From: Stephen Emmel
Date: 25 October 2009
Re: Job opening in Coptic studies (professorship)
at the American University in Cairo
Job Description:
The Department of Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and
Egyptology (SAPE) is seeking an Associate Professor or
Professor specialized in Coptic Studies (Coptology).
Candidates must be able to teach the Coptic language - in
particular, the Sahidic and Bohairic dialects - and also
offer at least one other specialty from among the
following: Coptic monasticism, Coptic archaeology, and
Coptic art and architecture. The successful candidate will
be required to take the lead in working on the foundations
of AUC's new M.A. in Egyptology and Coptology, for which
reason she/he will receive one course release in her/his
first semester. The candidate will teach courses at both
the graduate and undergraduate levels.
Requirements:
Ph.D. and substantial scholarly record required.
The successful candidate will have a commitment to
teaching and to an active program of research and
scholarship.
Additional Information:
The appointment is tenure-track. Review of applications
will start immediately and priority will be given to
applications received by November 1, 2009. Position open
until filled.
Category: Coptic Studies
Dep't: Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology and Egyptology
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Posted: Oct 12, '09
Type: Full-time
Ref. No.: COPTST-1-2010
Please go to the following website in order to apply:
http://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=15624
Application Instructions (from the website):
All applicants must submit the following documents online:
(a) a current C.V. (upload via Step 2 at the website);( b)
a letter of interest; (c) a completed AUC Personal
Information Form (PIF). For your convenience, the PIF can
be downloaded (from the website). Please ask three
referees familiar with your professional background to
send reference letters directly to the AUC office in New
York (lspecht@aucnyo.edu) or to the Office of the Provost
in Cairo (provost@aucegypt.edu).
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Please inform to your readers about this job opportunity
http://aucegypt.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=15624
Thanks.
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From Jan Lauridsen, Assistant Chief, Music Division, Library of
Congress jlau@loc.gov
The Library of Congress has just launched a new web presentation:
"Coptic Orthodox Liturgical Chant & Hymnody, The Ragheb Moftah
Collection at the Library of Congress."
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/html/coptic/coptic-home.html
With its roots in Ancient Egyptian music, Coptic Christian chant
is one of the oldest liturgical genres still performed today.
Drawing on the Ragheb Moftah Collection, this presentation explores
some of the earliest music
transcriptions by explorers, missionaries, and scholars in Egypt,
highlighting Moftah's efforts to notate, record, and preserve
all Coptic Orthodox hymns.
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The St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society in cooperation
with St. Mark Foundation publishes an annual scholarly journal
named, Coptica. The latest issue, volume 7 (2008), was a single
work by Prof. Stephen J. Davis of Yale University (a member of
this group). It deals with the Arabic life of St. John the Little.
The author is currently directing the archeological campaigns
at the site of his ancient monastery in Wadi al-Natrun, Egypt.
The work is entitled, "The Arabic Life of St. John the Little
by Zacharias of Sakha (Ms Gِttingen Arabic 114)." This 185-page
work includes a critical edition of the Arabic text with an English
translation with an extensive introduction about the text hisorical,
literary and social contexts. To order this recently released
volume, please contact me on email: htakla35@yahoo.com. The price
for this volume, including shipping and handling, is $15 for domestic
orders and $25 for foreign orders. Members of the publishing organizations
will be receiving this volume as part of their membership.
The previous six volumes of Coptica contain the following:
Vol. 1 (2002). Proceeding of Society's Annual Coptic Studies Conference 2001
Vol. 2 (2003) & 3 (2004). Proceedings of the International Symposium
on Christianity and Monasticism in Wadi al Natrun (Egypt 2002)
Vol. 4 (2005). The Life and Times of St. Shenouda the Archimandrite.
Proceedings of the Society's Annual Coptic Studies Conference 2004
Vol. 5 (2006). Selected papers presented at the Society's conferences.
Vol. 6 (2007). "Introduction to the Coptic Old Testament" (single work).
Editing work is underway for volume 8 (2009), containing selected
papers presented at the Society's conferences. Expected release
by end of December 2009.
I hope this posting will be of value to the group.
Sincerely,
Hany N. Takla, President
St. Shenouda the Archimandrite Coptic Society
Los Angeles, CA 90035
USA
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Hi !
Iam Ahmad Elnassari, Associate Prof. of Egyptian / Coptic language at the University of Sohag / Egypt.
I would like to join your Association for Coptic Studies.
what should I do?
many thanks in advance
Ahmad
Contact the Secretary! O.
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Ministry of Culture
Supreme Council of Antiquities
General Department of the Documentation
and Registration of Coptic Monuments
3 Al-aadel Abubakr st., Zamalek, Cairo
00202- 273-656-45, 273- 587- 49
Dear Colleague:
On behalf of Dr. Zahi Hawass, I would like to announce the inauguration
of a newly established Department by the SCA titled "Department
of the Documentation and Registration of the Coptic Monuments".
This Department aims to:
1) Fully document and register all Coptic monuments in: museums,
different archaeological sights (related to either Islamic and
Coptic or Pharaonic sectors' sights), excavations outcome, stores
and magazines and every Coptic monument in Egypt.
2) Preparation for publications of these documentations.
3) Initiation of the Coptic monuments cultural awareness through:
Lectures, training courses, periodicals etc.
4) Arrangement and gathering of efforts of all whom are interested
and experts in Coptology in and outside Egypt.
The Department is about to hold a preliminary workshop at 30,
31 May 2009 entitled "Documentation and registration of Coptic
monuments, challenges and solutions" in 3 Al-aadel Abubakr st.,
Zamalek, Cairo.
This workshop will include round table discussions in different
fields: Survey and architectural documentation, GIS, icons, Coptic
papyri, photography and new documentation techniques, wood, metals,
textiles, and other fields of Coptic monuments Documentation.
These discussions aim to:
- Allow a kind of brainstorming between experts to get different
ideas which will help to figure out a detailed plan of action.
- To recognize and arrange efforts between Coptologists and those
who may be involved in this National project of the Documentation
of the Coptic monuments.
You are kindly invited to either attend this workshop or to offer
any kind of support, technical or else.
If you have any ideas concerning this project, or any questions
or suggestions, please contact me:
Louay1@gmail.com , 002105399455
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Hello,
The University of Chicago Oriental Institute has a Assistant Professor
in Egyptology position available. Can you please post this in
your Institute? Below is the posting and it is also attached.
Thank you very much,
Mariana
*Assistant Professor of Egyptology*
The Oriental Institute and the Department of Near Eastern Languages
and Civilizations of the University of Chicago invite applications
for a tenure-track position of Assistant Professor in Egyptology
with a starting date in Fall 2009.
Candidates must have competence in all stages of the Egyptian
language. In addition, they should have a research interest and
focus on Egyptian social or economic history or art history. Candidates
with pre-New Kingdom research interest and focus are especially
encouraged to apply.
The successful candidate must have the Ph.D. completed before
the appointment begins.
Please submit a *letter of application*, a *curriculum vitae*,
and a *list of three (3) referees* (including e-mail addresses
whenever possible) before November 30, 2008, to:
Chair, Egyptology Search Committee
The Oriental Institute
University of Chicago
1155 East 58th Street
Chicago, IL 60637 USA
Tel (USA) 773-834-8098
Fax (USA) 773-702-9853
Email: oi-administration@uchicago.edu
No additional materials should be submitted at this time.
Inquiries and electronic submissions may be sent by e-mail to
oi-administration@uchicago.edu with subject heading "Egyptology
Search."
The University of Chicago is an affirmative action/equal opportunity
employer