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Coptic Language and Identity in Ayyūbid Egypt1

Coptic Language and Identity in Ayyūbid Egypt1 AbstractIn the late Fāṭimid and Ayyūbid periods of Egyptian history, Coptic Christians finally addressed the reality that most of their community no longer understood the Coptic language but were, in fact, losing their communal identity and “figures of memory” to Arabisation and even Islamisation. A Coptic-Arabic “Renaissance” ensued whereby Coptic liturgy, theology and history were translated into Arabic, the lingua franca by this time of the Coptic populace. This creative energy extended into the artistic realm – such as iconography and painting – and ultimately strengthened the identity of the Coptic community as their situation became increasingly more restricted. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean Taylor & Francis

Coptic Language and Identity in Ayyūbid Egypt1

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Coptic Language and Identity in Ayyūbid Egypt1

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AbstractIn the late Fāṭimid and Ayyūbid periods of Egyptian history, Coptic Christians finally addressed the reality that most of their community no longer understood the Coptic language but were, in fact, losing their communal identity and “figures of memory” to Arabisation and even Islamisation. A Coptic-Arabic “Renaissance” ensued whereby Coptic liturgy, theology and history were translated into Arabic, the lingua franca by this time of the Coptic...
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Taylor & Francis
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© 2013 Society for the Medieval Mediterranean
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1473-348X
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0950-3110
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10.1080/09503110.2013.799953
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Abstract

AbstractIn the late Fāṭimid and Ayyūbid periods of Egyptian history, Coptic Christians finally addressed the reality that most of their community no longer understood the Coptic language but were, in fact, losing their communal identity and “figures of memory” to Arabisation and even Islamisation. A Coptic-Arabic “Renaissance” ensued whereby Coptic liturgy, theology and history were translated into Arabic, the lingua franca by this time of the Coptic populace. This creative energy extended into the artistic realm – such as iconography and painting – and ultimately strengthened the identity of the Coptic community as their situation became increasingly more restricted.

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Al-Masaq: Journal of the Medieval Mediterranean – Taylor & Francis

Published: Aug 1, 2013

Keywords: Religious life; Copts, Christians in Egypt – Coptic language; Egypt – Christian communities; Egypt – society; Fātimid caliphate; Ayyūbid dynasty; Conversion, religious – from Christianity to Islam; Sociolinguistics – Coptic

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