Copts and the security state: violence, coercion, and sectarianism in contemporary Egypt
Introduction -- Institutionalized violence and the identity-state -- Desire and loathing : purity as an embodiment of security? -- The many sides of the Coptic Church : space of resistance, state institution, ally of the regime -- Infra-communitarian dynamics and tensions -- Sectarianism, authoritar...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Stanford, California
Stanford University Press
2016
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| In: | Year: 2016 |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- Institutionalized violence and the identity-state -- Desire and loathing : purity as an embodiment of security? -- The many sides of the Coptic Church : space of resistance, state institution, ally of the regime -- Infra-communitarian dynamics and tensions -- Sectarianism, authoritarianism and the dynamics of fear -- Contesting sectarianism under Mubarak's rule -- Epilogue 2011-2015 : subversion and the restoration of identitarian dynamics |
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| Item Description: | Originally published in French in 2012 under the title Les coptes d'Egypte Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xi, 239 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9780804798907 9781503600782 |