Sacrifice in the Desert: A Study of an Egyptian Minority Through the Prism of Coptic Monasticism

by Mark Gruber

The desert fathers of ancient Egypt are an inherently fascinating, historical phenomenon. Sacrifice in the Desert is an anthropological study of the contemporary spiritual descendents of these monks as they live out their lives in some of the most primitive and remote monasteries of the Sahara Desert.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761825398
• ISBN13: 9780761825395
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"