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Identity, marginalisation, activism, and victimhood in Egypt : misfits in the Coptic Christian community / Mina Ibrahim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ibrahim, Mina.
- Series:
- Minorities in West Asia and North Africa
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Coptic Church--Egypt.
- Coptic Church.
- Copts--Egypt--Social conditions.
- Copts.
- Marginality, Social--Egypt.
- Marginality, Social.
- Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Coptic Church.
- Identity (Psychology).
- Victims--Egypt.
- Victims.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, 2022.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Transliteration
- Contents
- List of Figures
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Imperfect December
- Another December
- Shards
- The Burden of the Two Original Sins
- The Artifice of the Perfect Agent and Victim
- The Familiar Stranger: Positionality and Methodology
- This Book: An Ethnography of "Dirty Laundry"
- References
- Chapter 2 Collecting Shubra
- Trams, Workers, and Elites
- Merchants, Priests, and Prostitutes
- The Effendis, the Pope, and the Lord's Brethren
- Kids, Summer Vacations, and Schools
- Friendships, Broken Hearts, and Coffeeshop Company
- Scout Teams, Facebook, and Kiosks
- Conclusion: Khumarawyh versus Tosson Pasha
- Chapter 3 "The Word Became Flesh"
- "Hide It"
- "Write...for He Who Writes Never Dies"
- "Why Is Jesus so Complicated to Understand?"
- "I Haven't Come to Bring Peace But a Sword"
- "And Peace Be upon Me on the Day I Was Born"
- "How Did God Favour One Person Over Another?"
- "Why Did Jesus Want to Trick Satan?"
- "But He Died When His Successor Became a Futuwwa"
- "Faith Wise...Science Wise"
- Conclusion: "Who Is This?"
- References
- Chapter 4 Living and Writing in Times of Hegemony
- Introduction: Waguih Ghali and Enayat Al-Zayyat
- Bolbol's Poisoned Gift
- Khidma-Shisha Tastes
- John's Fantasised Casino
- Boulos' Celebration
- Dalia's Silent Complaint
- Rania's Unredeemed Clips
- Conclusion: Shafiqa's Copticness
- Chapter 5 Tricks That Matter
- Introduction: The Church Football Federation
- A Smoking Saint
- Wine for the Sake of Mary
- Skimmed Milk and Soya Beans
- Protestant Marriage and Queer Stories
- Conclusion: Another Chance for the "Foolish"?
- Chapter 6 Martyrologies of Rubble
- Introduction: Youssef Lamei
- Alcoholic Martyrologies
- Revolutionary Martyrologies
- Ordinary Martyrologies
- Martyrologies of Thakālā
- Martyrologies for the Traumatised and the Displaced
- Dangerous Martyrologies
- Conclusion: Sexualised Martyrologies
- Chapter 7 Jails Without Miracles
- Shubra's Criminal
- Mediation
- Miracles
- Confession
- Rehabilitation?
- Deformation
- Rape
- Death
- Conclusion: The Lord's Complex Paths
- Chapter 8 Conclusion
- God and the Scientific Conference
- Ethnographic Confessions
- Estrangement in Times of (God's) Hegemony
- Glossary
- Index
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9783031101793
- 3031101790
- Publisher Number:
- 99992477115
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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