"In Volume 1 of this series, Stephen Davis contended that the themes of "apostolicity, martyrdom, monastic patronage, and theological resistance" were determinative for the cultural construction of Egyptian church leadership in late antiquity. Volume 2, The Coptic Papacy in Islamic Egypt, shows that the medieval Coptic popes (641-1517 CE) were regularly portrayed as standing in continuity with their saintly predecessors; however, at the same time, they were active in creating something new, the Coptic Orthodox Church, a community that struggled to preserve a distinctive life and witness within the new Islamic world order. Building on recent advances in the study of sources for Coptic church history, the present volume aims to show how portrayals of the medieval popes provide a window into the religious and social life of their community"--

Acknowledgments Editors' Preface Technical Notes Part One The Coptic Papacy under Ottoman Rule (1517-1798)Magdi GuirguisIntroduction 1. Exercising Authority: Patriarchs and Public Policy (Pope John XIII to Pope Matthew III, 1484-1646)2. Contesting Authority: Patriarchs and Coptic Notables (Pope Mark VI to Pope Mark VIII, 1646-1798)Part Two The Modern Coptic Papacy (1798-2011)Nelly van Doorn-HarderIntroduction 3. Preparing for Reformation (Pope Mark VIII, 1797-1809; Pope Peter VII, 1809-52)4. Educating Egypt (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) IV, 1854-61; Pope Demetrius II, 1862-70)5. Redefining Authority (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) V, 1874-1927)6. Leading in the Midst of Political Change (Pope John XIX, 1928-42; Pope Macarius III, 1944-45; Pope Yusab II, 1946-56)7. Reviving Tradition, Reviving the Church (Pope Cyril (Kyrillos) VI, 1959-71)8. Negotiating Political Landscapes (Pope Shenouda III, 1971-)9. Reforming the Church for the Twenty-first Century (Pope Shenouda III, 1971-)Works Cited: Primary Sources Works Cited: Secondary SourcesNotes Index