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Draws upon Simaika's unpublished memoirs as well as on other documents and photographs from the Simaika family archive to deepen our understanding of several important themes of modern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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores principales: Simaika, Samir (Autor), Henein, Nevine (Autor)
Otros Autores: Reid, Donald M. (Donald Malcolm), 1940- (Contribuidor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cairo ; New York : The American University in CairoPress, [2017]
Temas:
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.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The Simaika family tree
  • Chronology
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • List of illustrations. Introduction / Donald M. Reid. Part 1 The early years : Cairo
  • A love of learning
  • A prominent family. Part 2 Service to government and nation : The state railways
  • Education and legislation : The Superior Council of Education
  • The Legislative COuncil and the Legislative Assembly
  • Simaika and the British administrator : Lord Cromer (1883-1907)
  • Sir Eldon Gorst (1907-11)
  • Field Marshal Lord Kitchener (1911-14)
  • Sir Henry McMahon (1914-17)
  • Sir Reginald Wingate (1917-19)
  • Lord Allenby (1919-25)
  • Lord Lloyd (1925-29). Part 3 Service to the Coptic church and community : An ancient church : Monks and missionaries
  • The Copts after the Arab conquests
  • The rise of Coptic notables
  • The patriarchs : Cyril IV (1854-61)
  • Cyril V (1874-1927)
  • Yohannes XIX (1928-42)
  • The awakening of the Coptic church
  • Al-Majlis al-Milli
  • The Coptic and Ethiopian dispute over Deir al-Sultan in Jerusalem
  • Travels in Sudan. Part 4 The Coptic Museum and heritage preservation : A crumbling heritage
  • The Committee for the Preservation of Arab Art
  • A new museum : The Mu'allaqa Church
  • The Coptic Museum
  • A state institution
  • Searching for iniquities, saving libraries
  • Recognition. Appendix: some Coptic social customs
  • Selected bibliography
  • Notes
  • Index.

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