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 twentieth centry. Avo...

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Auteur principal: Ibrahim, Vivian
Collectivité auteur: ebrary, Inc
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:anglais
Publié: London ; New York : Tauris Academic Studies, 2011.
Collection:Library of modern Middle East studies ; 99.
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Accès en ligne:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Résumé:"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.
Description matérielle:xii, 258 p. : ill., ports.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.