THE COPTS AS A POLITICAL FACTOR

IT is not surprising that the Copts of Egypt excite in many quarters an interest which the more general aspects of the Egyptian question fail to stimulate. Nor is it, perhaps, more surprising that the majority of those who are intimately concerned with Egyptian politics, internal and external, treat...

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Published in:The Contemporary review, 1866-1900 1866-1900, 1883-11, Vol.44, p.644-659
Main Author: Amos, Sheldon
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:IT is not surprising that the Copts of Egypt excite in many quarters an interest which the more general aspects of the Egyptian question fail to stimulate. Nor is it, perhaps, more surprising that the majority of those who are intimately concerned with Egyptian politics, internal and external, treat the topic of the Coptic Church as one of purely religious significance, and as, if too prominently thrust forward, likely rather to confuse than to assist the dueestimate of purely political elements and forces.
ISSN:0010-7565