Christians in Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : Strategies and Survival / / by Andrea B. Rugh
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| Autore: |
Rugh Andrea B
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| Titolo: |
Christians in Egypt [[electronic resource] ] : Strategies and Survival / / by Andrea B. Rugh
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| Pubblicazione: | New York : , : Palgrave Macmillan US : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2016 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. 2016. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (249 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 301 |
| Soggetto topico: | Ethnology—Middle East |
| Religion and sociology | |
| Cultural policy | |
| Social structure | |
| Equality | |
| Middle Eastern Culture | |
| Social Aspects of Religion | |
| Sociology of Religion | |
| Religion and Society | |
| Cultural Policy and Politics | |
| Social Structure, Social Inequality | |
| Soggetto geografico: | Būlāq (Cairo, Egypt) Social conditions |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; Preface; 1 Introduction: Study Questions and the History of Christianity in Egypt; 2 The Origins of Bulaq and the Social Welfare Center; 3 Christian Migration to Cairo; 4 Bulaq Center Members; 5 Christian Religious Community; 6 Personal Relations in Creating Boundaries; 7 Communicating the Messages of Christian Community; 8 Dispute Resolution in the Community; 9 Social Controls on Marriage; 10 Formal Boundaries between Christians and Muslims; 11 Everyday Interactions between Christians and Muslims |
| 12 Christian and Muslim Family Organization13 Resolving Personal Problems; 14 Spirit Possession in Christian and Muslim Communities; 15 Christian Community in a Muslim Quarter of Cairo; 16 Christian Experience with National Politics to the Present; 17 Christian Strategies and Survival in Modern Egypt; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Christians in the Middle East have come under increasing pressure in recent years with the rise of radical Islam. In Egypt, the large Coptic Christian community has traditionally played an important political and historical role. This book examines Egyptian Christians' responses to sectarian pressures in both national and local contexts. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Christians in Egypt |
| ISBN: | 1-137-56613-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910255255303321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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