Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt

• First English-language book to-date that focuses exclusively on Copts in early modern Egypt (16th to 18th centuries)
• First book focused exclusively on Coptic religious life after the Islamic conquests of Egypt and before the nineteenth century
• Examines new manuscripts sourced from Coptic archives

Readership: Scholars and students of the history and religions of the Middle East

Febe Armanios, Assistant Professor of History, Middlebury College

"a fascinating and important contribution to Ottoman Egyptian history, Coptic history, and the history of minorities under Muslim rule" - Najwa al-Qattan, Journal of the American Academy of Religion

Introduction
1.: Locating Copts in Ottoman History
2.: Championing a Communal Ethos: The Neo-Martyrdom of St. Salib in the Sixteenth Century
3.: A Female Martyr Cult in the Nile Delta: Dimyana and the Forty Virgins
4.: The Miracle of Pilgrimage: A Journey to Jerusalem in the Early Eighteenth Century
5.: Weapons of the Faithful: Defining Orthodoxy through Sermons
Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index