COPTIC
NML230H1 Elementary Coptic I (formerly NMC220H)
This course introduces the student to the last stage of the Egyptian language, written mostly in Greek characters. The course will first concentrate on the grammar of the language and we will go on to read short texts.
Exclusion: NMC220H
NML231H1 Elementary Coptic II (formerly NMC221H)
This course builds on the knowledge acquired in Elementary Coptic I.
Students will deepen their understanding of the Coptic language through the translation and analysis of selected Coptic religious texts in the Bohairic and Lycopolitan dialects.
Prerequisite: NMC220H/NML230H
Exclusion: NMC221H
NMC202H1 Introduction to Coptic Studies
Overview of the history of the Copts from political, religious, social and economic perspectives. Literary and documentary sources will illustrate these different aspects of Coptic Civilization. The focus on Coptic Monasticism will underline the role of monasteries as conservers of the Coptic Orthodox Church tradition.
R. Boutros
NMC342H1 The History of Egyptian Monasticism
Presents an historical overview on the origins of Egyptian monasticism based on written sources. Comparison of written sources with archaeological artifacts reveals the relation between spiritual and material aspects of monastic life. Literary sources produced for different monastic orders -- such as sermons, canons and biographies -- will be studied.
Recommended Preparation: NMC202H, NMC368H
R. Boutros
NMC367H1 Archaeology & Architecture of Egyptian Monasticism
Underlines the role of some Egyptian monasteries as active institutions carrying out numerous economic activities, and reveals the forces that enabled their survival and changing function. Exploration of these rich sites of cultural exchange, as manifested in their architecture and religious art and written material.
Recommended Preparation: NMC202H, NMC368H
R. Boutros
NMC 368H1 Coptic Art & Archaeology
A survey of Coptic art, archaeology and architecture. The course will cover aspects of the religious, civil and daily life of the Copts: their houses, religious architecture, funerary monuments, art and artefacts.
R. Boutros