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The impact of millennial ideas on the competing nationalisms--secular and religious--in modern Egypt. Millennialism provided an aspirational and inspirational language of hope that suited Egypt's transitional moment.
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Why is it important?
The idea of millennialism sheds light on the underlying concerns and political style that resonated among Egyptian factions as they struggled to map out a viable political, social, and economic future.
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This page is a summary of: Millennial Politics in Modern Egypt: Islamism and Secular Nationalism in Context and Contest, Numen, January 2012, Brill,
DOI: 10.1163/15685276-12341234.
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