| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 254 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- A Note on Transliteration -- Introduction -- 1. Locating Copts in Ottoman History -- 2. Championing a Communal Ethos: The Neo-Martyrdom of St. Salib in the Sixteenth Century -- 3. A Female Martyr Cult in the Nile Delta: Dimyana and the Forty Virgins -- 4. The Miracle of Pilgrimage: A Journey to Jerusalem in the Early Eighteenth Century -- 5. Weapons of the Faithful: Defining Orthodoxy through Sermons -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L |
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Mn -- o -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y -- z |
| Summary |
This monograph examines the religious beliefs and traditions of Christians in Ottoman Egypt and to understand Coptic religious expression in the context of its surrounding culture. More broadly, this study reveals Ottoman society's diversity by examining the intimate interaction between Muslim and Christian practice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-243) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Coptic Church -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Coptic Church fast |
| Subject |
RELIGION -- Christianity -- Orthodox.
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Koptische Kerk.
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| SUBJECT |
Egypt -- Church history
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Turkey -- History -- Ottoman Empire, 1288-1918.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85138802
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| Subject |
Egypt
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Turkey
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Egypte.
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| Genre/Form |
Church history
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780199781270 |
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0199781273 |
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9780199894963 |
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0199894965 |
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