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Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt

Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt Book Reviews 375 FEBE ARMANIOS, 2011 Oxford: Oxford University Press 272 pp. £45.00 (hardback) ISBN 9780199744848 In this well researched and attractively presented monograph, Febe Armanios develops a comprehensive approach to the life of the Coptic community in Ottoman Egypt. Her main interest is in “the range of worldviews that emerged within the Coptic community, from high to low, as evidenced by their own writings” (p. 4). Rather than describing the Coptic community as a singular entity, as seen through the lens of persecution or toler- ance by the dominant Muslim culture, her focus is on the diverse ways in which Copts practised their religion and experienced their identity. Complementing other studies, which focus on political, legal or ecclesiastical history (mentioned on pp. 9–10 and referred to throughout the book),her contribution consists ofpresenting “a varied under- standing of Coptic spirituality and religious practice in relation to processes of identity- formation” (p. 10). Chronologically, the work deals mainly with the “intermediary and formative period” of the beginning and the middle of Ottoman rule in Egypt, from 1517 to 1798 (p. 5), a period that has not yet received much scholarly attention. One of the key themes throughout the work is http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

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Book Reviews 375 FEBE ARMANIOS, 2011 Oxford: Oxford University Press 272 pp. £45.00 (hardback) ISBN 9780199744848 In this well researched and attractively presented monograph, Febe Armanios develops a comprehensive approach to the life of the Coptic community in Ottoman Egypt. Her main interest is in “the range of worldviews that emerged within the Coptic community, from high to low, as evidenced by their own writings” (p. 4). Rather than describing the Coptic community as a...
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© 2013, Maria Haralambakis
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1473-348X
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10.1080/09503110.2013.844478
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Book Reviews 375 FEBE ARMANIOS, 2011 Oxford: Oxford University Press 272 pp. £45.00 (hardback) ISBN 9780199744848 In this well researched and attractively presented monograph, Febe Armanios develops a comprehensive approach to the life of the Coptic community in Ottoman Egypt. Her main interest is in “the range of worldviews that emerged within the Coptic community, from high to low, as evidenced by their own writings” (p. 4). Rather than describing the Coptic community as a singular entity, as seen through the lens of persecution or toler- ance by the dominant Muslim culture, her focus is on the diverse ways in which Copts practised their religion and experienced their identity. Complementing other studies, which focus on political, legal or ecclesiastical history (mentioned on pp. 9–10 and referred to throughout the book),her contribution consists ofpresenting “a varied under- standing of Coptic spirituality and religious practice in relation to processes of identity- formation” (p. 10). Chronologically, the work deals mainly with the “intermediary and formative period” of the beginning and the middle of Ottoman rule in Egypt, from 1517 to 1798 (p. 5), a period that has not yet received much scholarly attention. One of the key themes throughout the work is

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