The Coptic Studies in Historical and Cultural Context book series offers a comprehensive exploration of Coptic culture, from its ancient roots to its current expressions, through an interdisciplinary approach that brings together diverse methods to examine the historical, cultural, social, and religious dimensions of Coptic life. It aims to bridge traditional and emerging scholarly perspectives, providing a platform for both established and new voices in the field. By integrating historical approaches with contemporary methodologies from anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies, the series offers fresh insights into Coptic identity, theological expressions, religious practices, and societal interactions. Spanning topics from the study of ancient manuscripts to modern media, from changing liturgical traditions to diaspora experiences, this series illuminates the rich tapestry of Coptic heritage and its ongoing relevance within Egypt, Christianity, and the broader world.

Series Editors:

Febe Armanios is the Philip Battell and Sarah Frances Cowles Stewart Professor of History at Middlebury College. She is a historian focusing on Middle Eastern Christians and Coptic studies. Her research spans Coptic history from the Ottoman period to the present, with particular emphasis on religious practices and traditions such as pilgrimage, food rituals, and media. She has authored the first book in English on the subject, titled Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt (Oxford University Press, 2011), co-authored Halal Food: A History (with Boǧaç Ergene, OUP 2018), and the forthcoming Satellite Ministries: The Rise of Christian Television in the Middle East (OUP).

Angie Heo is an associate professor at the University of Chicago Divinity School. She is an anthropologist specializing in religion in the Middle East and East Asia. Her work focuses on contemporary expressions of faith through media, ritual, and political economy. An experienced ethnographer of Coptic Orthodoxy, she is the author of The Political Lives of Saints: Christian-Muslim Mediation in Egypt (University of California Press, 2018). She is also the co-editor (with Jeanne Kormina) of Religion and Borders in Post–Cold War Peripheries, a special journal issue dedicated to the study of religion in contested border zones across Eastern Europe and East Asia.

For inquiries, please contact the series editors, Febe Armanios and Angie Heo, at [email protected] and [email protected].

To submit a proposal or completed manuscript please contact AUC Press director of editorial acquisitions, Nadia Naqib: [email protected]