Religious minorities in the Middle East : domination, self-empowerment, accommodation / edited by Anh Nga Longva, Anne Sofie Roald.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Longva, Anh Nga.

Roald, Anne Sofie

Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

Series:

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia ; v. 108.

Social, economic, and political studies of the Middle East and Asia, 1385-3376 ; v. 108

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious minorities--Middle East--Congresses.

Religious minorities.

Religion.

Middle East--Religion--Congresses.

Middle East.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

pages ; cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2012.

Summary:

Presented by Longva (social anthropology, U. of Bergen, Norway) and Roald (religious studies, Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway), these 13 essays explore the social and political status of religious minorities in the contemporary Middle East, covering both non-Muslim minorities as well as minority sects within Islam. The essays aim to understand minorities as integral members of their societies and as social actors in their own rights, thereby avoiding an undue focus on moments of conflict and minorities as purely victims. Non-Muslim minorities of Lebanon, Egypt, the Israeli-occupied West Bank (i.e., Palestinian Christians, not Israeli settlers), Syria, Sudan, and Iran are discussed, as are Muslim minorities in Saudi Arabia, Syria, Lebanon, Turkey, and Iran. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Notes:

The result of a workshop held in 2008 in Bergen, Norway and in 2009 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Hazel M. Hussong Fund.

ISBN:

9789004207424

9004207422

OCLC:

748330806