Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt – Volume 1: Akhmim and Sohag

REVIEW BY MICHAEL TUNNICLIFFE This is a paperback edition of a work following the Third International Symposium on Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt. There is a particular focus on the life and writings of St Shenoute, who was a long-lived abbot at the famous monastery federation in the Akhmim-Sohag area in the late 4th century, and well into the 5th century. The federation comprised the White and Red Monasteries for men, and one for women. The book presents 25 essays relating to aspects of monastic life as Coptic Christianity became the dominant religion in Egypt. They are grouped into three categories. The first deals with language and literature, and includes examination