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Chapter 1 – The Dawn of Egyptian Spirituality

Part I – The Sacred Origins of Egypt 1.1 The Nile as the Source of Life and Faith The civilisation…
Chapter 2 – Foreign Influence and Religious Syncretism

Part I – The Sacred Origins of Egypt 2.1 The Persian and Hellenistic Encounters (525–332 BCE) In 525 BCE the…
Chapter 3 – The Rise of Christianity and the Coptic Identity

Part II – The Christianisation of Egypt 3.1 St Mark the Evangelist and the Birth of the Alexandrian Church According…
Chapter 4 – Doctrinal Conflict and the Coptic Church

Part II – The Christianisation of Egypt 4.1 The Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) and the Schism The fifth century…
Chapter 5 – The Arab Conquest of Egypt (641 CE)

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 5.1 The Historical Setting By the early seventh…
Chapter 6 – Gradual Islamisation and Cultural Integration

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 6.1 From Conquest to Cultural Transformation The Arab…
Chapter 7 – Taxation, Law, and Tolerance in Medieval Egypt

Part III – The Coming of Islam and the Reconfiguration of Society 7.1 Fiscal Foundations: Zakat, Jizya, and Kharāj The…
Chapter 8 – Egypt under the Fatimids

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 8.1 The Rise of the Fatimid Caliphate The…
Chapter 9 – The Story of Saint Simon the Tanner

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 9.1 Historical and Religious Context The reign of…
Chapter 10 – The Miracle Re-examined

Part IV – The Fatimid Era and the Miracle of Mokattam Mountain 10.1 Primary Sources and Transmission The earliest and…