Pharaonism and the National Integration of the Coptic Christians in Modern Egypt

• Project/Area Number: 25870731
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Area studies; History of Asia and Africa
• Research Institution: Sophia University
• Principal Investigator: MIYOKAWA Hiroko 上智大学, アジア文化研究所, 客員所員 (90614032)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
• Budget Amount: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000); Fiscal Year 2016: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000); Fiscal Year 2015: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000); Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000); Fiscal Year 2013: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
• Keywords: ナショナリズム / エジプト / コプト・キリスト教徒 / 近代史 / 宗教的アイデンティティ / 国民統合 / アイデンティティ / コプト

Outline of Final Research Achievements

I analyzed cultural nationalist movement led by Coptic Christians in Egypt in the nation-building era (late 19th-early 20th century). I focused on three cases which are (1)the revival of the New Year's Day festival of the Coptic Calendar, (2)the revival of the Coptic language, and (3) the establishment of the Coptic Museum and its Nationalization. Through these three cases, I clarified that Coptic religious identity played an important role in constructing Egyptian ethnic identity among the Coptic Christians in the period.

Research Products

• [Int'l Joint Research] オックスフォード大学(英国)
• [Journal Article] マイノリティ問題と研究 (2017)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子
  • Journal Title: 中東・イスラーム研究概説―政治学・経済学・社会学・地域研究のテーマと理論 Volume: ― Pages: 216-223
• [Journal Article] The Revival of the Coptic Language and the Formation of Coptic Ethno-Religious Identity in Modern Egypt (2017)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Journal Title: Copts in Contexts: Negotiating Identity, Tradition, and Modernity Volume: ―
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 20世紀初頭におけるコプト・キリスト教徒のファラオ主義とコプト語復興運動 : イクラウディユース・ラビーブの『アイン・シャムス』の分析を中心に (2016)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子
  • Journal Title: オリエント Volume: 58(2) Pages: 184-195
  • NAID: 130007622296
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] The Struggle over Egyptianness: A Case Study of the Egyptian Nayruz Festival (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Journal Title: Minorities and the Modern Arab World: New Perspectives Volume: ― Pages: 122-139
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] 20世紀初頭におけるコプト・キリスト教徒のファラオ主義とコプト語復興運動―イクラウディユース・ラビーブの『アイン・シャムス』の分析を中心に― (2016)
  • Author(s): 三代川 寛子
  • Journal Title: オリエント Volume: 58(2) Pages: 184-195
  • NAID: 130007622296
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] The Making of ‘Modern Sons of Pharaohs’ in Early Twentieth Century Egypt (2017)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: Workshop Ethno-religious ‘Minorities’ and Mobilization in the Middle East
  • Place of Presentation: University of Oxford (Oxfordshire, UK)
• [Presentation] The Establishment of the Coptic Museum and its Nationalization (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: International Workshop organized by the University of Tokyo, Vulnerability and Resilience
  • Place of Presentation: Beirut, Lebanon
  • Year and Date: 2016-03-10
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] コプト博物館に見るコプト・キリスト教徒の宗教文化とナショナル・アイデンティティ (2016)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子
  • Organizer: 第8回 コプト・イスラーム物質文化研究会
  • Place of Presentation: 国士舘大学（東京都世田谷区）
  • Year and Date: 2016-02-20
• [Presentation] Modern Sons of Pharaohs? Racism, Pharaonism, and the Copts in Early Twentieth-Century Egypt (2015)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: American Academy of Religion Annual Meeting 2015
  • Place of Presentation: Atlanta, GA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2015-11-21
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] Revival of the Coptic Language and Pharaonism (2015)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: 5th International Conference of NIHU Program for Islamic Area Studies, New Horizons in Islamic Area Studies: Asian Perspectives and Global Dynamics
  • Place of Presentation: 上智大学（東京都千代田区）
  • Year and Date: 2015-09-12
  • Int'l Joint Research
• [Presentation] "The Establishment of the Coptic Museum and its Nationalization in twentieth-century Egypt" (2014)
  • Author(s): MIYOKAWA, Hiroko
  • Organizer: The American Academy of Religion
  • Place of Presentation: San Diego, CA, USA
  • Year and Date: 2014-11-23
• [Presentation] 「古代エジプトへの情熱、古代エジプトにみる夢」 (2014)
  • Author(s): 三代川 寛子
  • Organizer: 日本オリエント学会設立60周年記念公開シンポジウム「オリエント研究―「古代への情熱」と「未来への夢」―」
  • Place of Presentation: 上智大学（東京）
  • Year and Date: 2014-10-25
  • Invited
• [Presentation] “The Establishment of the Coptic Museum” (2014)
  • Author(s): MIYOKAWA, Hiroko
  • Organizer: WOCMES Ankara 2014
  • Place of Presentation: Ankara, Turkey
  • Year and Date: 2014-08-22
• [Presentation] The Struggle over Egyptianness: A Case Study of the Egyptian Nayruz Festival (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: Minorities in the Modern Middle East Workshop
  • Place of Presentation: Portland State University
• [Presentation] 20世紀初頭におけるコプト・キリスト教徒の民族意識形成―コプト語復興運動を事例に (2013)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子
  • Organizer: 日本オリエント学会第55回年次大会
  • Place of Presentation: 京都外国語大学
• [Presentation] The Revival of the Coptic Language and the Formation of Coptic Ethno-Religious Identity in Modern Egypt (2013)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Organizer: American Academy of Religion
  • Place of Presentation: Baltimore Convention Center
• [Book] 東方キリスト教諸教会―研究案内と基礎データ (2017)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子（編）
  • Total Pages: 570
  • Publisher: 明石書店
• [Book] Minorities and the Modern Arab World: New Perspectives (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Total Pages: 250
  • Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• [Book] Copts in Contexts: Negotiating Identity, Tradition and Modernity (2016)
  • Author(s): Hiroko Miyokawa
  • Total Pages: 300
  • Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• [Book] Minorities and the Modern Arab World: New Perspectives (2015)
  • Author(s): MIYOKAWA, Hiroko
  • Total Pages: 250
  • Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• [Book] Copts in Contexts. Negotiating Identity, Tradition and Modernity (2015)
  • Author(s): MIYOKAWA, Hiroko
  • Total Pages: 300
  • Publisher: the University of South Carolina Press
• [Book] 現代エジプトを知るための60章（第２刷） (2014)
  • Author(s): 三代川寛子
  • Total Pages: 8
  • Publisher: 明石書店