Conflict and cooperation
Subtitle: Christian-Muslim relations in contemporary Egypt
By: Peter E. Makari.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Syracuse, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780815631446
Subjects: Copts -- Egypt; Religion and state -- Egypt; Islam and politics Egypt; Civil society -- Egypt; Egypt -- Ethnic relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Civil society, citizenship, and tolerance; title: Aigyptos, Misr: a history of intercommunal relations in Egypt; title: Ad-Dawla wad-Din: the government's hopes for religious harmony; title: Institutional religion and the pursuit of national unity; title: Political parties and toleration: ideology, elections, and religion; title: The special role of nongovernmental organizations in a culture of pluralism; title: Incidents of tension: a rhetoric of cooperation in a context of Fitna; title: Conclusions on Christian-Muslim cooperation in a context of conflict.