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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roald, Anne Sofie, Editor.

Contributor:

Longva, Anh Nga.

Roald, Anne Sofie.

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.

Middle East--Religion--Congresses.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, c2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The relationship between religious majorities and minorities in the Middle East is often construed as one of domination versus powerlessness. While this may indeed be the case, to claim that this is only or always so is to give a simplified picture of a complex reality. Such a description lays emphasis on the challenges faced by the minorities, while overlooking their astonishing ability to mobilize internal and external resources to meet these challenges. Through the study of strategies of domination, resilience, and accommodation among both Muslim and non-Muslim minorities, this volume throws into relief the inherently dynamic character of a relationship which is increasingly influenced by global events and global connections.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

Introduction Domination, Self-empowerment, Accommodation / Anh Nga Longva

Millets: Past and Present / Maurits H. van den Boogert

From the Dhimma to the Capitulations: Memory and Experience of Protection in Lebanon / Anh Nga Longva

Contemporary Muslim-Christian Relations in Egypt: Local Dynamics and Foreign Influences / Grégoire Delhaye

Land, Law, and Family Protection in the West Bank / Bård Kårtveit

Conviviality and Conflict in Contemporary Aleppo / Annika Rabo

Freedom of Religion in Sudan / Anne Sofijie Roald

From Power to Powerlessness: Zoroastrianism in Iranian History / Michael Stausberg

Bahaʾis of Iran: Power, Prejudices and Persecutions / Margit Warburg

Shiʿi Identity Politics in Saudi Arabia / Laurence Louër

Nationalism and Confessionalism: Shiʿis, Druzes and Alawis in Syria and Lebanon / Kais M. Firro

Education and Minority Empowerment in the Middle East / Catherine Le Thomas

Alevis in Turkish Politics / Ali Çarkoğlu and Nazlı Çağın Bilgili

Nationalism and Religion in Contemporary Iran / Eliz Sanasarian

Conclusion Nation-Building and Minority Rights in the Middle East / Elizabeth Picard

Index.

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.

CC BY-NC-ND

ISBN:

9786613334824

9781283334822

1283334828

9789004216846

9004216847

OCLC:

767579384

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004216846 DOI