Mapping the Cult of Christian Saints in the Nile Delta from the Fifth to the Ninth Century <span class='sc'>CE</span>

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9 - Mapping the Cult of Christian Saints in the Nile Delta from the Fifth to the Ninth Century CE

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Ramez Boutros

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Katherine Blouin

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The public worship of Christian saints started to spread in Egypt in the fifth century CE. This was particularly the case in the Nile Delta, which is characterised by its unique location. This phenomenon is a multi-layered practice that is difficult to explore in full; nonetheless, the object of this chapter is to grasp some of the dynamics behind the growth or decline of a saint’s cult and the overall alteration of Christian saints’ glorification in the Delta between the fifth and ninth centuries. The dynamics in this context suggest that the evolution or decline of saints’ popularity were due to religious, cultural and social practices. A large variety of literary texts were witness to the presence of a saint’s cult and bear information about saints’ veneration in different periods. Selections from these sources are explored in this chapter. Other complex factors to be discussed include the topography and location of cults, the nature of the religious landscape where the veneration started, cultural exchanges and language barriers, socio-economic growth and political and institutional rivalries and shifts.

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History Egypt Nile Delta Saints Cult Veneration

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Information: The Nile Delta
Histories from Antiquity to the Modern Period
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