02589nam 2200637Ia 450 991078491150332120230725024621.01-61797-023-91-61797-380-71-936190-39-7(CKB)2670000000035786(EBL)1648997(SSID)ssj0000483558(PQKBManifestationID)11314771(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000483558(PQKBWorkID)10529685(PQKB)11773750(StDuBDS)EDZ0000035575(MiAaPQ)EBC3114714(MiAaPQ)EBC6242541(Au-PeEL)EBL3114714(CaPaEBR)ebr10409525(OCoLC)948378237(MiAaPQ)EBC1635631(Au-PeEL)EBL1635631(OCoLC)932343844(EXLCZ)99267000000003578620090923d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCoptic identity and Ayyubid politics in Egypt, 1218-1250[electronic resource] /Kurt J. WerthmullerCairo ;New York American University in Cairo Press20101 online resource (209 p.)Description based upon print version of record.977-416-345-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-182) and index.Using the life and writings of Cyril III Ibn Laqlaq, 75th patriarch of the Coptic Orthodox Church, along with a variety of Christian and Muslim chroniclers, this study explores the identity and context of the Christian community of Egypt and its relations with the leadership of the Ayyubid dynasty in the early thirteenth century. Kurt Werthmuller introduces new scholarship that illuminates the varied relationships between medieval Christians of Egypt and their Muslim neighbors. Demonstrating that the Coptic community was neither passive nor static, the author discusses the active role played bChristianity and other religionsIslamCoptsHistoryIslamRelationsChristianityEgyptHistory640-1250Christianity and other religionsIslam.CoptsHistory.IslamRelationsChristianity.281.7Werthmuller Kurt J1483458MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784911503321Coptic identity and Ayyubid politics in Egypt, 1218-12503701574UNINA