This book uses a wide breadth of Coptic documentation to explore for the reasons in which the Coptic language has long been confined to the private domain, and under which conditions it gradually gained official status from the 6th century onwards.
Jean-Luc Fournet is the Chair of Written Culture in Late Antiquity and Byzantine Papyrology at the College de France in Paris.
"This short volume showcases an exemplary combination of
papyrological accuracy, attention to detail, and an eye for the
broader context. . . the book will become standard on the subject
and indispensable for anyone interested in the history of late
antique Egypt or multilingualism in the Roman world."---Ágnes T.
Mihálykó, Plekos
"The Rise of Coptic represents a significant contribution to our
understanding of the position of Coptic during Late
Antiquity."---Jennifer Cromwell, Bulletin of the American Society
of Papyrologists
"Informative, convincing, and insightful . . . [The Rise of Coptic
is] well-researched scholarship
that aids in understanding not only Egypt of antiquity but also in
aiding in understanding how
historical and sociological factors drive language use and adoption
more generally."---Melody Everest, Review of Biblical Literature
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