The Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit

Assimilation and Conversion to Islam in Thirteenth-Century Egypt

Bibliographic Data

ID19893182
AuthorsJason R Zaborowski (corresponding author)
Year2005
Publication date2005-01-01
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueCoptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherBrill (PUBLISHER • NL)
DOI10.1163/9789047406396
OpenAlexW4238557060
Open LibraryOL19687348M
ISBN9789047406396
LanguageEN
Citations received6

This study applies sociological and philological analysis to the extraordinary thirteenth-century Coptic Martyrdom of John of Phanijōit. Zaborowski's research explains the identity-shaping function behind this text's portrayal of an Egyptian Christian's conversion to Islam and subsequent struggle to publicly reconvert to Christianity. The heart of this book is its edition and facing English translation of the only extant manuscript of the martyrdom. Interpretive chapters include: 1) a sociological inquiry into the narrative's depiction of Muslims; 2) a philological analysis of the Coptic language of the manuscript; and 3) an historical contextualization of the manuscript within the wider conflict between the Ayyū bids and Western Crusaders. This book makes John of Phanijōit accessible to all scholars interested in the sociology of conversion, offering new evidence for understanding Christian-Muslim relations in Medieval Egypt

Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Christianity · Contextualization · Depiction · Extant taxon · Feminism · Identity (music) · Interpretation (philosophy) · Islam · Islamization · Linguistics · Literature · Narrative · Philology · Sociology · Archaeology and Historical Studies · Byzantine Studies and History · Classics · Gender Studies · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Philosophy · Religious studies

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