Christian-Muslim relations in Egypt : politics, society and interfaith encounters / Henrik Lindberg Hansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hansen, Henrik Lindberg, author.

Series:

Library of modern religion ; 43.

Library of modern religion ; volume 43

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Christianity and other religions--Africa--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Christianity--Egypt.

Christianity.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Islam--Egypt.

Social conflict--Egypt--Religious aspects--Christianity.

Social conflict.

Egypt--Religion.

Egypt.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (219 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd., 2015.

Summary:

The subject of Christian-Muslim relations in the Middle East and indeed in the West attracts much academic and media attention. Nowhere is this more the case than in Egypt, which has the largest Christian community in the Middle East, estimated at 6-10 per cent of the national population. Henrik Lindberg Hansen analyzes this relationship, offering an examination of the nature and role of religious dialogue in Egyptian society and politics. Analysing the three main religious organizations and institutions in Egypt (namely the Azhar University, the Muslim Brotherhood and the Coptic Orthodox Church) as well as a range of smaller dialogue initiatives (such as those of CEOSS, the Anglican and Catholic Churches and youth organisations), Hansen argues that religious dialogue involves a close examination of societal relations, and how these are understood and approached. The books includes analysis of the occasions of violence against and dialogue initiatives involving Christian communities in 2011 and the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood from power in 2013, and thus provides a wide-ranging exploration of the importance of religion in Egyptian society and everyday encounters with a religious other. The book is consequently vital for practitioners as well as researchers dealing with religious minorities in the Middle East and interfaith dialogue in a wider context.

Contents:

Dialogue as the negotiation or navigation of intergroup relations

Politics, religion, and society in Mubarak's Egypt

The interpretation of Muslim-Christian incidents

The dialogical navigation and negotiation of Egyptian society

Egypt and dialogue in a time of revolution.

Notes:

"LMR 43"--Spine.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 270-280) and index.

ISBN:

9780755624416

0755624416

9780857738400

0857738402

9780857726780

0857726781

OCLC:

964359642