{ "item_title" : "The Coptic Rite of Matrimony", "item_author" : [" Nicolas Mourad", "James Nessim", "Deacon Albair Mikhail "], "item_description" : "The Coptic Orthodox rite of marriage is not a single fixed text handed down unchanged through the centuries. In The Coptic Rite of Matrimony, Nicolas Mourad traces its long and layered history, shaped by manuscript traditions, changing pastoral practice and the lived worship of the Church in different times and places.Comparing manuscript sources directly, from early Bohairic texts to modern printed editions, the study covers the full range of matrimonial rites: Engagement and betrothal.The crowning.The removal of the crowns.The prayer for the bride after forty days.Second marriage.By examining textual variants, prayers no longer in use and forgotten ritual elements, the book documents how each rite evolved and how distinct liturgical traditions met over time.The study does not stop at history. Each section examines the theology carried by the prayers and ritual actions, their roots in Scripture, and what they teach about sanctification, covenant and Christian family life. The book also includes critical editions, reconstructed from earlier manuscript witnesses, of each major rite discussed, giving readers direct access to how these rites may once have been celebrated.For clergy, liturgical scholars, theology students and serious lay readers interested in the sacramental tradition of the Coptic Church, this is a comprehensive study of one of its most important and least examined rites. It will also interest students of Eastern Christian liturgy, Coptic manuscript studies and the history of Christian marriage more broadly.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers4.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/76/458/057/1764580575_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "45.00", "online_price" : "45.00", "our_price" : "45.00", "club_price" : "45.00", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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