For example, this continued at the monastery complex of Deir el-Bachit in Thebes. While not entirely similar to pagan mummification rituals, the techniques showed a resemblance to those of earlier periods, without most of the lavishness of Pharaonic times.
Coptic Christian writers during this period sought to discredit some perceived pagan practices as evil or satanic, and worked to recast those they could in a more positive, Christian light. An example of this is the continued use of ritual mummification in certain monastic contexts.