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Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2022.editorsnote2022

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Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2021.a001

G. J. van Loon

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St. Paul of Thebes among the Serbs: Hierotopy and the Translation of the Holy Land of Egypt into the Visual Culture of Medieval Serbia 塞尔维亚人中的底比斯的圣保罗:中世纪塞尔维亚视觉文化对埃及圣地的诠释与翻译

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2021.a002

Nebojsa Tumara

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Domestic Sanctuary 国内的避难所

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2021.a005

George Makary

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De ‘Mercure’ à ‘Abou Sefein’: Évolution de l’iconographie d’un saint cavalier en Égypte 从“墨丘里”到“阿布·塞芬”:埃及圣骑士肖像学的演变

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2021.a004

Ashraf–Alexandre Sadek

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Life of Jesus in the Liturgical Books 礼仪书中耶稣的生平

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2023-07-31 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.14.2021.a003

Y. Youssef

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Historical Definitions and Synonyms for “Copt” and “Coptic” “科普特人”和“科普特人”的历史定义和同义词

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-23 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.13.2021.a001

M. Mikhail

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Divine-Mediated Development in Coptic Christology 科普特基督论中神介导的发展

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-23 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.13.2021.a005

Mena Abdelsayed

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Decolonizing Coptic (Music) Studies 非殖民化科普特(音乐)研究

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-23 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.13.2021.a003

Carolyn M. Ramzy

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Coptic Orthodox Cleric’s Perspective on the Formation of Coptic Identity in the Diaspora 科普特东正教神职人员对散居海外的科普特人身份形成的看法

Journal of the Canadian Society for Coptic Studies Pub Date : 2022-02-23 DOI: 10.5913/jcscs.13.2021.a006

Paul Guirgis

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