Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and in what was once Nubia, from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in Aswan and Nubia over the past centuries.

Christianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Aswan region of Upper Egypt and in what was once Nubia, from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume, international specialists in Coptology from around the world, examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in Aswan and Nubia over the past centuries. The complexity of Christian identity in Nubia, as distinct from Egypt, is examined in the context of church ritual and architecture. Many of the studies explore Coptic material culture: inscriptions, art, architecture, and archaeology; and language and literature. The archaeological and artistic heritage of monastic sites in Edfu, Aswan, Makuria, and Kom Ombo are highlighted, attesting to their important legacies in the region.

Language and Literature Coptic Ostraca from Hagr EdfuAnke Ilona Blöbaum Imagining Macedonius, the First Bishop of PhilaeJames E. Goehring Apa Hidra in DifnarNashaat Mekhaiel Christianity on PhilaeSamuel Moawad The Indexing of Manuscripts of the Monastery of the Great Saint Pachomius in EdfuFr. Angeleous el-Naqlouny Beginnings of Christianity in NubiaSiegfried G. Richter A Foreshadowing of the Desert Spirituality in Ancient Nubia and Upper EgyptAshraf Alexandre Sadek Contested Frontiers: Southern Egypt and Northern Nubia, AD 300-1500: The Evidence of the InscriptionsJacques van der Vliet The Veneration of the Saints in Aswan and NubiaYouhanna Nessim YoussefArt, Archaeology and material Culture Dayr al-Kubbaniya: Review of the Documentation on the 'Isisberg' MonasteryRenate Dekker The Development of the Church at Dayr Anba Hadra: A Study of the Plasterwork and Dated InscriptionsRenate Dekker An Updated Plan of the Church at Dayr Qubbat al-HawaRenate Dekker The Christian Wall Paintings from the Temple of Isis at Aswan RevisitedJitse H.F. Dijkstra and Gertrud J.M. van Loon The Monastic Life in MakuriaW Christian Aswan in the Modern Era and the History of Its CathedralMetropolitan Hidra The Word and the FleshKarel C. Innemée The Ascension Scene in the Apse of the Church at Dayr Qubbat al-Hawwa: A Comparative StudyMary Kupelian The Nubian Marble Object Preserved in Dayr al-Surian in Wadi al-NatrunBishop Martyros The Digital 3D Virtual Reconstruction of the Monastic Church Qubbat al-HawaHoward Middleton-Jones Coptic Objects in the Aswan and Nubia MuseumsAtif Naguib Sources for the Study of Late Antique and Early Medieval Hagr EdfuElisabeth O'Connell Christianity in Kom OmboAdel Sadek Identification of the Monastery of Nubians in Wadi al-NatrunFr. Bigoul al-Suriany Monneret de Villard (1881-1954) and NubiaFr. Awad Wadi Preservation The Conservation of the Mural Paintings of Anba Hatra MonasteryAshraf Nageh