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Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919

Armanios, Febe Yousry
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364295503

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1998, Master of Arts, Ohio State University, History.
Much has been written about the formative years of the Egyptian nationalist movement, between 1882 and 1919. However, little inquiry has been devoted to examining the role of Coptic Christians, Egypt's largest minority, in the development of this movement. For most of this period, Islamic loyalties were utilized to rouse nationalist or Ottomanist sentiments in the fighting against the British occupation of Egypt. Various movement leaders attempted to incorporate Egypt's religious minorities in their struggle, yet they were mostly unsuccessful. For centuries, Coptic Christians have formed an integral part of Egyptian life; however, in this era when Egyptians began to envision their heritage via conceptions of language, history, religion and culture, Copts felt little connection to prevailing discourses invoking Islamic sentiments. Indeed they had more affinity to the then-less popular ideals regarding a Pharaonic heritage. As a result of a growing sense of disillusionment and isolation, Coptic intellectuals began to advocate their own brand of nationalism. Their ideals of nationhood did not espouse a separate Egypt, geographically or politically, but they did propose a secular type of nationalism that looked for guidance and inspiration in a distant Pharaonic past, and which might allow Muslims and Copts to cooperate and experience a true sense of fraternity. Furthermore, Copts adopted Pharaonicism as a means of experimenting with and establishing their identity as descendants of the Pharaohs and therefore as "true" Egyptians, an identity they were often pressured to reassert during times of intercommunal strife, customarily agitated by the British. This work examines the historical background that gave rise to these Coptic ideals between 1882 and 1919, exploring the meaning and significance of their imagined nationhood.
Jane Hathaway, Dr. (Advisor)
126 p.
History

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  • Armanios, F. Y. (1998). Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919 [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364295503

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Armanios, Febe. Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919. 1998. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364295503.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Armanios, Febe. "Egypt for Which Egyptians? Copts and the Egyptian Nationalist Movement, 1882-1919." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 1998. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1364295503

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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