Bibliographic Overview of Scientific Works of Boris A. Turaev (1868–1920) on Coptology

Abstract

In the frame of the present overview scientific works, connected to the Coptic studies, of Boris A. Turaev (1868–1920) are represented. The historian, еgyptologist and coptologist, Boris A. Turaev examined the history of the Copts and the Coptic Church mainly on the base of the literary sources. His scientific activity fell on the period of large-scale collecting of archeological monuments of the Orient and their accumulation in the funds of Museums and libraries all over the World. This provided the fertile ground for research in the field of the humanitarian science. As a result about half a hundred of works connected to a series of different coptological questions was published. The author dedicates his attention to the history and development of Coptic language (its different dialects) and literature, the history of the Coptic Church and its formation, a series of social and cultural aspects connected to one of the most ancient Christian cultures. The author deals with the period from the times of the Pharaohs up to the Muslim domination in Egypt etc. An overview of these works is structured in chronological order of their publication.