The Fatimid Caliphs, the Copts, and the Coptic Church
This paper examines the complex relations between the Fatimid rulers and their Coptic subjects, focusing on state policies and the situation in the Delta. In spite of al-Ḥākim’s persecutions of non-Muslims, Fatimid policies toward Christians and Jews can be described as non-prejudicial and surprisin...
| Published in: | Medieval encounters |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Brill
2015
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Medieval encounters
Year: 2015, Volume: 21, Issue: 4/5, Pages: 390-410 |
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Copts
Coptic Church
Fatimid Caliphs
Civil War (1060s–early 1070s) / Great Calamity
Delta
Islamization
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| Summary: | This paper examines the complex relations between the Fatimid rulers and their Coptic subjects, focusing on state policies and the situation in the Delta. In spite of al-Ḥākim’s persecutions of non-Muslims, Fatimid policies toward Christians and Jews can be described as non-prejudicial and surprisingly tolerant. Whether these were driven by practical considerations or Ismāʿīlī ideological underpinnings remains vague. In any case, state policies were not responsible for the Islamization of the Delta during the Fatimid period. This process was a by-product, so to speak, of the civil war of the 1060s and early 1070s and must also be examined in light of pre-Fatimid realities in the region. |
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| ISSN: | 1570-0674 |
| Contains: | In: Medieval encounters
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15700674-12342203 |