History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria: The Copts of Egypt Before and After the Islamic Conquests

by Hugh Kennedy and Sawirus al-Muqaffa

"A History of the Patriarchs of Alexandria" presents a series of biographies of the Coptic patriarchs from the beginning (St Mark) to 849 AD. Ascribed to Sawirus b. Al-Muqaffa (died 987), Bishop of Hermopolis Magna in Upper Egypt, many are in fact older Coptic works translated into Arabic and edited by Sawirus. The events recorded, which include the Muslim conquest of Egypt, the overthrow of the last Umayad ruler Marwan II, Arab-Christian relations,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780764464
• ISBN13: 9781780764467
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company
• Length: 696 Pages
• Weight: 3.21 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"