Copts and the Security State combines political, anthropological, and social history to analyze the practices of the Egyptian state and the political acts of the Egyptian Coptic minority. Laure Guirguis considers how the state, through its subjugation of Coptic citizens, reproduces a political order...

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1. Verfasser:	Guirguis, Laure (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English French
Veröffentlicht:	Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, [2017]
Schriftenreihe:	Stanford studies in Middle Eastern and Islamic societies and cultures.
Schlagworte:	Coptic Church > Political activity. Coptic Church 1981-2011 Copts > Political activity. Copts > Government relations. Coptes > Activité politique. Coptes > Relations avec l'État. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights. Political participation Politics and government Egypt > Politics and government > 1981-2011. Égypte > Politique et gouvernement > 1981-2011. Egypt
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Zusammenfassung:	Copts and the Security State combines political, anthropological, and social history to analyze the practices of the Egyptian state and the political acts of the Egyptian Coptic minority. Laure Guirguis considers how the state, through its subjugation of Coptic citizens, reproduces a political order based on religious identity and difference. The leadership of the Coptic Church, in turn, has taken more political stances, thus foreclosing opportunities for secularization or common ground. In each instance, the underlying logics of authoritarianism and sectarianism articulate a fear of the Other, and, as Guirguis argues, are ultimately put to use to justify the expanding Egyptian security state.In outlining the development of the security state, Guirguis focuses on state discourses and practices, with particular emphasis on the period of Hosni Mubarak's rule, and shows the transformation of the Orthodox Coptic Church under the leadership of Pope Chenouda III. She also considers what could be done to counter the growing tensions and violence in Egypt. The 2011 Egyptian uprising constitutes the most radical recent attempt to subvert the predominant order. Still, the revolutionary discourses and practices have not yet brought forward a new system to counter the sectarian rhetoric, and the ongoing counter-revolution continues to repress political dissent.
Beschreibung:	"Originally published in French in 2012 under the title Les coptes d'Egypte."
Beschreibung:	1 online resource (xi, 239 pages)
Bibliographie:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-226) and index.
ISBN:	9781503600805 1503600807