Studies in Christianity in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt by some of the worlds leading Coptic Studies scholars new in paperbackChristianity and monasticism have flourished along the Nile Valley in the Sohag region of Upper Egypt from as early as the fourth century until the present day. The contributors to this volume international specialists in Coptology from around the world examine various aspects of Coptic civilization in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Sohag over the past seventeen hundred years. Many of the studies center on the person and legacy of the great Coptic saint Shenoute the Archimandrite 348466 CE looking at his preserved writings his life his place in Pachomian monasticism his relations with the patriarchs in Alexandria and the life in his monastic system.