Jason R Zaborowski
Biographic Data
| ID | 6005313 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jason R Zaborowski |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jason R |
| FAMILY NAME | Zaborowski |
| SIGNATURE | ZABOROWSKI J R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bradley University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Excavations at the Monastery of St Antony at the Red Sea
This paper discusses the results from recent archaeological investigations at the Monastery of St Antony in Egypt, including the remains of a number of building phases predating the current church, locally produced pottery, and manuscript fragments written in Coptic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Ge’ez
Arab Christian physicians as interreligious mediators
At least since the time of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq (d. 873) Christian physicians have enjoyed prominent roles in Islamic governments. This article explores the Christian physician's role as mediator between the Christian and Islamic communities, paying special attention to the thirteenth-century Christian physician Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Shākir (d. 1216). Abū Shākir appears in the Coptic hagiographic Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit, which portrays him as a …
From Coptic to Arabic in Medieval Egypt
From Coptic to Arabic in Medieval Egypt
The question of when and where Egyptian Christians began to disuse the Coptic language and adopt Arabic remains a puzzle. The Apocalypse of Samuel of Qalamūn (ASQ) offers interesting hints about the process of language change by referring to the loss of Coptic in church functions. This paper argues that the ASQ represents Christians from the specific region of the Fayyūm and their struggle of identity maintenance that occurred after the Coptic la…
The Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit
This study applies sociological and philological analysis to the extraordinary thirteenth-century Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit. Zaborowski's research explains the identity-shaping function behind this text's portrayal of an Egyptian Christian's conversion to Islam and subsequent struggle to publicly reconvert to Christianity. The heart of this book is its edition and facing English translation of the only extant manuscript of the martyrd…
From Coptic to Arabic in Medieval Egypt
The question of when and where Egyptian Christians began to disuse the Coptic language and adopt Arabic remains a puzzle. The Apocalypse of Samuel of Qalamūn (ASQ) offers interesting hints about the process of language change by referring to the loss of Coptic in church functions. This paper argues that the ASQ represents Christians from the specific region of the Fayyūm and their struggle of identity maintenance that occurred after the Coptic la…
The Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit
This study applies sociological and philological analysis to the extraordinary thirteenth-century Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit. Zaborowski's research explains the identity-shaping function behind this text's portrayal of an Egyptian Christian's conversion to Islam and subsequent struggle to publicly reconvert to Christianity. The heart of this book is its edition and facing English translation of the only extant manuscript of the martyrd…
From Coptic to Arabic in Medieval Egypt
From Coptic to Arabic in Medieval Egypt
The question of when and where Egyptian Christians began to disuse the Coptic language and adopt Arabic remains a puzzle. The Apocalypse of Samuel of Qalamūn (ASQ) offers interesting hints about the process of language change by referring to the loss of Coptic in church functions. This paper argues that the ASQ represents Christians from the specific region of the Fayyūm and their struggle of identity maintenance that occurred after the Coptic la…
Arab Christian physicians as interreligious mediators
At least since the time of Ḥunayn ibn Isḥāq (d. 873) Christian physicians have enjoyed prominent roles in Islamic governments. This article explores the Christian physician's role as mediator between the Christian and Islamic communities, paying special attention to the thirteenth-century Christian physician Muwaffaq al-Dīn Abū Shākir (d. 1216). Abū Shākir appears in the Coptic hagiographic Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit, which portrays him as a …
Excavations at the Monastery of St Antony at the Red Sea
This paper discusses the results from recent archaeological investigations at the Monastery of St Antony in Egypt, including the remains of a number of building phases predating the current church, locally produced pottery, and manuscript fragments written in Coptic, Arabic, Hebrew, and Ge’ez
Archaeology and Historical Studies (5 works) · Art (5 works) · Philosophy (5 works) · Classics (4 works) · Historical and Linguistic Studies (4 works) · History (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Ancient history (3 works) · Arabic (3 works) · Extant taxon (3 works)