Age of coexistence : the ecumenical frame and the making of the modern Arab world

Age of coexistence : the ecumenical frame and the making of the modern Arab world /

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"Today's headlines paint the Middle East as a collection of war-torn countries and extremist groups consumed by sectarian rage. Ussama Makdisi's Age of Coexistence reveals a hidden and hopeful story that counters this clichéd portrayal. It shows how a region rich with ethnic and relig...

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Main Author: Makdisi, Ussama Samir, 1968- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019]
Subjects:
Cultural pluralism > Middle East > History.
Cultural pluralism.
War > Religious aspects.
Diversity.
Middle East > History > Religious aspects.
Middle East.
Electronic books.
History.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the ecumenical frame
  • Religious difference in an Imperial Age
  • The crucible of sectarian violence
  • Coexistence in an age of genocide
  • Colonial pluralism
  • Sectarianism and antisectarianism in the post-Ottoman Arab world
  • The breaking of the ecumenical frame: Arab and Jew in Palestine.

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