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Bulus al-Habis, the 13th-century Coptic neomartyr
DOI of the paper: 10.15382/sturIII201545.61-69
Abstract
The article is dedicated to biography of little-known Coptic hermit Bulus al-Habis († 1267/8). He discovered in cave hidden treasury of Fatimid Calif al-Hakim and spent this money for support of poor and the Christians, obliged by sultan Beybars to pay heavy ransom. During two or three years the monk was an object of common adoration however his glory began to irritate Muslim ulama. Finally Beybars demanded from Bulus to reveal the source of his wealth. The hermit rejected, was put to torture and died. The study makes an attempt to understand moral motivations of Bulus.
Keywords
Christian East, the Copts, the Mamluks, Beybars, Christian-Muslim relations
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