| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 282 pages) |
| Contents |
Introduction : A future of crescent without cross? -- The Copts of Egypt -- Overview of sectarian incidents (2008-2011) -- The patriarch-president pact and the people in between -- The politics of backroom vendettas : The state security investigations apparatus versus the Coptic church leadership -- Mitigation, management, and resolution of sectarianism under Mubarak -- Against all odds : The Copts in the 25th January revolution -- The beginning of the end of the Tahrir spirit -- Coptic protest and Copts in protest -- Egypt's bloody Sunday and its ripple effects -- The Copts' Islamist experience -- Winning for God : Sectarianism in the parliamentary and presidential elections -- Conclusion : Walking next to the wall, inside the wall, and away from the wall |
| Summary |
In the light of the escalation of sectarian tensions during and after Mubarak's reign, the predicament of the Arab world's largest religious minority, the Copts, has come to the forefront. This book poses such questions as why there has been a mass exodus of Copts from Egypt, and how this relates to other religious minorities in the Arab region; why it is that sectarian violence increased during and after the 2011 Revolution; and how the new configuration of power has influenced the extent to which a vision of a political order is being based on the principles of inclusive democracy |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coptic Church -- Relations -- Islam.
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| SUBJECT |
Coptic Church fast |
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Copts -- History -- 21st century
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Religion and state -- Egypt
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Ideologies -- Democracy.
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Copts
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Interfaith relations
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Islam
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Religion and state
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- History -- Protests, 2011-2013.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2011004490
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| Subject |
Egypt
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
UPSO eCollections (University Press Scholarship Online).
MaRLi UPSO 2014
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| ISBN |
9781617974960 |
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161797496X |
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9781617975479 |
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1617975478 |
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