The Copts in Egyptian politics, 1918-1952 /
This book explores the political relationship between the Muslim majority and Coptic minority in Egypt between 1918 and 1952. Many Egyptians hoped to see the collaboration of the 1919 revolution spur the creation of both a new collective Egyptian identity and a state without religious bias. Traditio...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
London :
Routledge,
2012.
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Colección: | Routledge library editions. Egypt ;
v. 10. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | This book explores the political relationship between the Muslim majority and Coptic minority in Egypt between 1918 and 1952. Many Egyptians hoped to see the collaboration of the 1919 revolution spur the creation of both a new collective Egyptian identity and a state without religious bias. Traditional ways of governing, however, were not so easily cast aside. Some Egyptians held tenaciously to the traditional arrangements which had both guaranteed Muslim primacy and served relatively well to protect the Copts and afford them some autonomy. Differences within the Coptic community over. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (328 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781135086756 1135086753 9780415811248 0415811244 |