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Sacred space and Anglo-Turkish relations : the politics of British churches and war graves in Turkey, 1825 to 1976 / John Fisher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Fisher, John, 1968- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- British--Turkey--Religion.
- British.
- British--Turkey--History--19th century.
- British--Turkey--History--20th century.
- Protestant churches--Turkey--History--19th century.
- Protestant churches.
- Protestant churches--Turkey--History--20th century.
- War cemeteries--Turkey--History--19th century.
- War cemeteries.
- War cemeteries--Turkey--History--20th century.
- Religion and politics--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- Religion and politics.
- Religion and politics--Great Britain--History--20th century.
- Turkey--Foreign relations--Great Britain.
- Turkey.
- Great Britain--Foreign relations--Turkey.
- Great Britain.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 351 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- I.B. Tauris 2024 London
- London ; New York : I.B. Tauris, 2024.
- Summary:
- "Illuminating the interplay of religion and British diplomacy in Turkey within a broad time frame, This book explores the religious life of British expatriates in Turkey, and the politics of Anglican and other Christian spaces, from churches to war cemeteries and memorials, as they affected British relations with the Ottoman Empire and then Republican Turkey"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Themes
- Contexts
- British Protestant Life in Constantinople
- The clerical and diplomatic spheres
- Cases of difficulty, danger, and outrage
- Christ Church, the Crimean Memorial Church and All Saints, Moda
- St Helena', the Embassy Chapel
- The Combined Chaplaincy
- 'A national obligation'
- A matter of prestige
- 'Money, time and trouble'
- Acts of desecration
- Haggling over the dead
- God's Acres
- Further Challenges on Land and at Sea
- The Fruits of Schism
- Treading on egg-shells
- Harassed by pinpricks.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Fisher, John, 1968- Sacred space and Anglo-Turkish relations
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