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Notes On the Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit (Bho 519)

Notes On the Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit (Bho 519) <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This text, the editio princeps of which was published in 1887, has not been studied since 1901. It is the narrative of the passion and martyrdom of a certain John, a Coptic Christian who had apostasized to Islam but decided to return and, openly proclaiming his Christian faith, was executed in Cairo on a date fixed at 29 April 1211 C.E. Wherther John of Phanijoit actually existed or not, the construction of his story reflects the tensions in multi-ethnic Egyptian society under the Ayyubids and the changing nature of what it meant to be a Christian living under Muslim rule.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Medieval Encounters Brill

Notes On the Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit (Bho 519)

Medieval Encounters , Volume 6 (1-3): 58 – Jan 1, 2000

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Brill
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© 2000 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
1380-7854
eISSN
1570-0674
DOI
10.1163/157006700X00022
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This text, the editio princeps of which was published in 1887, has not been studied since 1901. It is the narrative of the passion and martyrdom of a certain John, a Coptic Christian who had apostasized to Islam but decided to return and, openly proclaiming his Christian faith, was executed in Cairo on a date fixed at 29 April 1211 C.E. Wherther John of Phanijoit actually existed or not, the construction of his story reflects the tensions in multi-ethnic Egyptian society under the Ayyubids and the changing nature of what it meant to be a Christian living under Muslim rule.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Medieval EncountersBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2000

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