Christian Cannuyer (born 17 December 1957) is a

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historian of religion A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the stu ...

, professor at the

Lille Catholic University Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

, a specialist in Coptic studies and a

genealogist Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

Career

Christian Cannuyer teaches

ancient Near Eastern religions The religions of the ancient Near East were mostly polytheistic, with some examples of monolatry (for example, Yahwism and Atenism). Some scholars believe that the similarities between these religions indicate that the religions are related, a be ...

, Christian

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, and Coptic language at the Theological Faculty of Lille Catholic University. He has published a number of books, including a volume on the Copts – (1990, collection ""), which won the 1991

Eugène Goblet d'Alviella Eugène Félicien Albert, Count Goblet d'Alviella (10 August 1846 – 9 September 1925) was a lawyer, liberal senator of Belgium and a ''Professor of the history of religions'' and rector of the Universite Libre de Bruxelles (ULB). He was the fa ...

Prize in the History of Religions of the

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; a lavishly illustrated pocket book for the collection " Découvertes Gallimard" – (2000), which is only available in English and French. He has also authored many articles, such as , , et cetera. Cannuyer is editor of the "" collection at

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, published in collaboration with the Centre Informatique et Bible of the

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. He is the president of the since 1994 and member of the Administrative Council of the Francophone Association of Coptic Studies. Since 2013, he is director of the magazine in

Brussels Brussels (french: Bruxelles or ; nl, Brussel ), officially the Brussels-Capital Region (All text and all but one graphic show the English name as Brussels-Capital Region.) (french: link=no, Région de Bruxelles-Capitale; nl, link=no, Bruss ...

. In addition to

Coptology Coptology is the science of Coptic studies, the study of the Coptic language and Coptic literature.What is C ...

and

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kin ...

, Cannuyer also writes on the subject of

Baháʼí Faith The Baháʼí Faith is a religion founded in the 19th century that teaches the essential worth of all religions and the unity of all people. Established by Baháʼu'lláh in the 19th century, it initially developed in Iran and parts of the ...

, and a secretary of the Marcel Thémont Association which, since 1990, has campaigned for the defense of the heritage of

Brugelette Brugelette (; pcd, Brujlete; wa, Brudjlete) is a municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Hainaut, Belgium. On January 1, 2006, Brugelette had a total population of 3,284. The total area is which gives a population density of . The ...

Selected bibliography

* ''Les Coptes'', collection « Fils d'Abraham ». Éditions Brepols, 1990 * ''L'Égypte copte, les chrétiens du Nil'', collection « Découvertes Gallimard » (nº 395), série Religions. Éditions Gallimard, 2000 ** UK edition – '' Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile'', ' New Horizons' series. Thames & Hudson, 2001 ** US edition – ''Coptic Egypt: The Christians of the Nile'', "

Abrams Discoveries Abrams may refer to: * Abrams (surname), a list of notable people with the surname * '' Abrams v. United States'', 250 U.S. 616 (1919), U.S. Supreme Court decision regarding free speech during times of war * M1 Abrams, main battle tank * Abrams, ...

" series. Harry N. Abrams, 2001 * ''Coptes du Nil : Entre les pharaons et l'Islam, ces chrétiens d'Égypte aujourd'hui'', Éditions L'Archange Minotaure, 2007 * ''La girafe dans l'Égypte ancienne et le verbe « sr »'', collection « Acta Orientalia Subsidia ». Éditions de la Société Belge d'Études Orientales, 2010 ; Collective work * AA.VV., ''L'Art copte en Égypte : 2000 ans de christianisme'', « Livres d'Art ». Éditions Gallimard, 2000 * AA.VV., ''The Bible, its languages and its translations'', Bayard, 2014

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cannuyer, Christian 1957 births Coptologists Belgian historians of religion Belgian writers in French Living people