The challenges of modernisation and identity Ibrahim, Vivian. creator ebrary, Inc text bibliography Electronic books. enk London New York Tauris Academic Studies 2011 monographic eng

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xii, 258 p. : ill., ports. "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. 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). Vivian Ibrahim. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. f-ua--- Copts Egypt Religious minorities Egypt Minorities Egypt Social conditions Egypt Ethnic relations DT72.C7 I27 2011eb http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10463150 http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10463150 CaPaEBR 110415 ebr10463150