Marcus Simaika : father of Coptic archaeology /

Draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern Egyptian history: the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions du...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Simaika, Samir (Author), Henein, Nevine (Author)
Other Authors: Reid, Donald M. (Donald Malcolm), 1940- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cairo ; New York : The American University in CairoPress, [2017]
Subjects:
Simaykah, Murqus, > 1864-1944.
Matḥaf al-Qibṭī (Cairo, Egypt)
Copts > Egypt > Biography.
Copts > Civilization.
Copts > Egypt > History.
Copts > Egypt > Antiquities.
Coptes > Biographies.
Coptes > Civilisation.
Coptes > Histoire.
HISTORY > Middle East > Egypt.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs
Copts.
Copts > Antiquities.
Egypt.
Electronic books.
Biography
Biographies.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern Egyptian history: the development of Coptic archaeology and heritage studies, Egyptian-British interactions during the colonial and semi-colonial eras, shifting balances in the interaction of clergymen and the lay Coptic community, and the ever-sensitive evolution of relations between Copts and their Muslim compatriots.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 201 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-181) and index.
ISBN:9781617978012
1617978019
1617978027
9781617978029

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