ID - 147898892 TI - "And from his side came blood and milk" : The Martyrdom of St Philotheus of Antioch in Coptic Egypt and Beyond PY - 2019 SN - 9781463239657 9781463239169 1463239165 1463239653 PB - Piscataway, N.J. Gorgias Press DB - UniCat KW - Religious studies KW - Sociology of religion KW - Christian hagiography KW - Christian hagiography. KW - Christian martyrs KW - Christian martyrs. KW - Coptic Christian saints KW - Coptic Christian saints. KW - Martyrs chrétiens KW - Saints coptes KW - History. KW - Cult KW - Biographies KW - Philotheus, KW - Pierpont Morgan library (New York) KW - Manuscrit. Ms. M 583. KW - Egypt. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:147898892 AB - "This book examines the function and development of the cult of saints in Coptic Egypt, focusing primarily on the material provided by the texts forming the Coptic hagiographical tradition of the early Christian martyr Philotheus of Antioch, and more specifically, the Martyrdom of St Philotheus of Antioch (Pierpont Morgan M583). This Martyrdom is a reflection of a once flourishing cult which is attested in Egypt by rich textual and material evidence. This text enjoyed great popularity not only in Egypt, but also in other countries of the Christian East, since his dossier includes texts in Coptic, Georgian, Ethiopic, and Arabic"-- ER -