From Byzantine to Islamic Egypt

Maged S. A. Mikhail obtained a PhD in the History of the Near and Middle East from the University of California, Los Angeles for which he received an Honourable Mention for the Malcolm H. Kerr Dissertation Award from the Middle East Studies Association of North America. He currently teaches at California State University, Fullerton.

(Detailed and Annotated) ABBREVIATIONS ... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... viii CHAPTER ONE Charting the Course Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 Sources and their Limitations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 The Epistemological Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 The Doctrinal Labyrinth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Terms, Definitions, Transliterations, and Dates - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 CHAPTER TWO Religious Conversion and Social Cohesion Origins to the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 From the Conquest to the ?Abb?sids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 First Egyptian Converts to Islam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 00 Post-Conquest Conversions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... 00 From the ?Abb?sids to the Tenth Century CE. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 A Prelude to Conversion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Socio-Religious Catalysts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 Concluding Observations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 CHAPTER THREE The Conquest: Event, Text, and Memory The Dominant Paradigm - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - ... - 00 Depictions of Patriarch Benjamin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .00 Conquest through Elites - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Table of Contents*????? (Detailed and Annotated) ABBREVIATIONS ... vi ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ... viii CHAPTER ONE Charting the Course Introduction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 Sources and their Limitations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 0 The Epistemological Problem - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 The Doctrinal Labyrinth - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Terms, Definitions, Transliterations, and Dates - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 CHAPTER TWO Religious Conversion and Social Cohesion Origins to the Council of Chalcedon (451 CE) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 From the Conquest to the ?Abb?sids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 First Egyptian Converts to Islam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 00 Post-Conquest Conversions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... 00 From the ?Abb?sids to the Tenth Century CE. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 A Prelude to Conversion - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Socio-Religious Catalysts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 Concluding Observations - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 CHAPTER THREE The Conquest: Event, Text, and Memory The Dominant Paradigm - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - ... - 00 Depictions of Patriarch Benjamin - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .00 Conquest through Elites - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 False Memories and Suppressed Narratives - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 00 Conquest and Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Political Ideology and Memory - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... 00 Between Texts and Memories - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 CHAPTER FOUR Christian Elites: And Dialectic between Confessional Bias and Government Control Shenoute the Duke of Antinoe - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 00 Early Post-Conquest Decades - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 000 From ?Abd al-?Az?z to the ?Abb?sids - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Provincial Notables - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Eighth to Ninth Centuries CE - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Conclusions - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 CHAPTER FIVE Language, Identity, and Assimilation The Greek Language Among Muslims ... - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - .. 000 Among Melkites - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ... 000 Among Copts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Bilingualism in Post-Conquest Egypt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 From Coptic and Greek to Arabic - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 000 The Delta - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Teshlot Papyri - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Upper Egypt - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 CHAPTER SIX The Eighth Century: The Cultural Gateway from Late Antiquity to Early Islam Islamization - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 000 Popular Revolts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . 000 The Shape and Meaning of Time - - - - - - - - - - - - ... - - - - - - 000 CHAPTER SEVEN Metamorphosis of the Muslim Community First Islamic Century - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - .