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"This third and final volume of ""The Popes of Egypt"" spans the five centuries from the arrival of the Ottomans in 1517 to the present era. Hardly any scholarly work has been written about the Copts during the Ottoman Period. Using court, financial, and building records, as well as archives from the Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate and monasteries, Magdi Guirguis has reconstructed the authority of the popes and the organization of the Coptic community during this time. He reveals that the popes held complete authority over their flock at the beginning of Ottoman rule, deciding over questions ranging from marriage and concubines to civil disputes. As the fortunes of Coptic notables rose, they gradually took over the pope's role and it was not until the time of Muhammad Ali that the popes regained their former authority. With the dawning of the modern era in the nineteenth century, the leadership style of the Coptic popes necessarily changed drastically. As Egypt's social, political, and religious landscape underwent dramatic changes, the Coptic Church experienced a virtual renaissance, and expanded from a local to a global institution. In the second part of the book, Nelly van Doorn-Harder addresses the political, religious, and cultural issues faced by the patriarchs that led the Coptic community into the twenty-first century."

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Author:   Magdi Guirguis ,  Nelly van Doorn-Harder ,  Michael Shelley
Publisher:   The American University in Cairo Press
Imprint:   The American University in Cairo Press
Volume:   v. 3
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.00cm
Weight:   0.694kg
ISBN:  

9789774161032

ISBN 10:   9774161033
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   15 October 2011
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Editors’ Preface Technical Notes Part One The Coptic Papacy under Ottoman Rule (1517–1798) Magdi Guirguis Introduction 1. Exercising Authority: Patriarchs and Public Policy (Pope John XIII to Pope Matthew III, 1484–1646) 2. Contesting Authority: Patriarchs and Coptic Notables (Pope Mark VI to Pope Mark VIII, 1646–1798) Part Two The Modern Coptic Papacy (1798–2011) Nelly van Doorn-Harder Introduction 3. Preparing for Reformation (Pope Mark VIII, 1797–1809; Pope Peter VII, 1809–52) 4. Educating Egypt (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) IV, 1854–61; Pope Demetrius II, 1862–70) 5. Redefining Authority (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) V, 1874–1927) 6. Leading in the Midst of Political Change (Pope John XIX, 1928–42; Pope Macarius III, 1944–45; Pope Yusab II, 1946–56) 7. Reviving Tradition, Reviving the Church (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) VI, 1959–71) 8. Negotiating Political Landscapes (Pope Shenouda III, 1971–) 9. Reforming the Church for the Twenty-first Century (Pope Shenouda III, 1971–) Works Cited: Primary Sources Works Cited: Secondary Sources Notes Index

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Magdi Guirguis is an independent researcher with a Ph.D. from Cairo University, and a specialist in Egyptian documentary sources from the Ottoman period. Nelly van Doorn-Harder holds the Patheja Chair in World Religions at Valparaiso University, specializing in contemporary Coptic and Islamic Studies.

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