Religious Strife in Egypt : Crisis and Ideological Conflict in the Seventies

ISBN-13: 9780415811224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 152 str.

Nadia Ramsis Farah

Opis

This critical analysis investigates the causes that brought about one of the most tumultuous periods in modern Egyptian history - the clashes between the Muslims and Copts during the 1970s. A unique retrospective, it features probing interviews with Egyptian intellectuals, writers, political and religious leaders, as well as common citizens from both the Muslim and Copt communities. Within a framework of economic, political and ideological factors, Nadia Ramsis Farah is able to synthesize a compelling portrait of a troubled national conscience in the face of religious strife. First published 1986.

Spis treści

Acknowledgement.  Introduction.  1. Muslim-Coptic Interactions in the Seventies  2. Egyptian Perceptions of the Strife  3. Ethnicity in Development: The Transition Crisis  4. Strains of Economic Exhaustion and Ideological Polarization in Modern Egypt  5. The Dynamics of Transition and Conflict in the Seventies: The Role of the Religious Strife.  Conclusion.  Bibliography.

O autorze

Nadia Farah