The Copts of Egypt challenges of modernisation and identity /

"The Copts of Egypt, who make up 10-15 percent of the population, have traditionally been viewed as a 'beleaguered and persecuted minority.' Using newly discovered Coptic archival sources, Vivian Ibrahim presents a fresh and vivid alternative reading of the community during the twenti...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ibrahim, Vivian
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies, 2011.
Series:Library of modern Middle East studies ; 99.
Subjects:
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

MARC

LEADER 00000nam a2200000 a 4500
001 0000132916
005 20171002061158.0
006 m u
007 cr cn|||||||||
008 110415s2011 enkac sb 001 0 eng d
010 |z  2011389952 
020 |z 9781848854994 
020 |z 1848854994 
035 |a (CaPaEBR)ebr10463150 
035 |a (OCoLC)713025931 
040 |a CaPaEBR  |c CaPaEBR 
043 |a f-ua--- 
050 1 4 |a DT72.C7  |b I27 2011eb 
100 1 |a Ibrahim, Vivian. 
245 1 4 |a The Copts of Egypt  |h [electronic resource] :  |b challenges of modernisation and identity /  |c Vivian Ibrahim. 
260 |a London ;  |a New York :  |b Tauris Academic Studies,  |c 2011. 
300 |a xii, 258 p. :  |b ill., ports. 
490 1 |a Library of modern Middle East studies ;  |v 99 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0 |a Inter-communal relations : the Copts and the state (1805-1946). Religion and state-building in the Khedival period (1798-1882) ; The making of new national identities (1882-1919) ; Constitutional politics and political Islam (1922-1946) -- Intra-communal relations : the Coptic community from within (1882-1954). Benevolence and philanthropy (1882-1945) ; Factionalism and corruption (1882-1945) ; A Coptic revolution : Harakat Al-Tathir (1952-1954). 
520 |a "The Copts of Egypt, who make up 10-15 percent of the population, have traditionally been viewed as a 'beleaguered and persecuted minority.' Using newly discovered Coptic archival sources, Vivian Ibrahim presents a fresh and vivid alternative reading of the community during the twentieth centry. Avoiding the established portrayal of a monolithic entity headed by the Coptic Pope, Ibrahim examines the multifaceted dimensions of the Coptic community, assessing Coptic-State relations on one hand and Coptic intra-communal dimensions on the other."--P. [2] of jacket. 
533 |a Electronic reproduction.  |b Palo Alto, Calif. :  |c ebrary,  |d 2013.  |n Available via World Wide Web.  |n Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 
650 0 |a Copts  |z Egypt. 
650 0 |a Religious minorities  |z Egypt. 
650 0 |a Minorities  |z Egypt  |x Social conditions. 
651 0 |a Egypt  |x Ethnic relations. 
655 7 |a Electronic books.  |2 local 
710 2 |a ebrary, Inc. 
830 0 |a Library of modern Middle East studies ;  |v 99. 
856 4 0 |u http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10463150  |z An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 
908 |a 170314 
942 0 0 |c EB 
999 |c 122065  |d 122065