Egypt (Catholic Encyclopedia article)
Eugène Hyvernat · 1913
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Description
Egypt is treated here in one vast survey, split into seven parts. They cover the land, ancient history, ancient religion, literary monuments, the Coptic Church, Coptic literature, and Copto-Arabic literature. The opening part bounds Egypt proper to the Nile valley from the Mediterranean to the First Cataract at Assuan. That stretch is some six hundred and eighty miles by rail. Egyptian sway reached far south into Nubia.
Readers move from the narrow valley, where farm land is often only a few hundred yards wide. They pass the cataract and its great dam. Then they follow the long story of kings and gods, and on to the Christian Egypt of the Copts and their books. No single short entry could hold so much, and this one is best used as a map: find the division you need, then follow its own full account.
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| CREATOR | Eugène Hyvernat |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 1913 |
| COLLECTION | REFERENCE |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 250 KB |
| LICENSE | PUBLIC_DOMAIN |
| RIGHTS | PUBLIC DOMAIN |
| SOURCE | New Advent — Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) |