Religion as the Site of the Colonial Encounter -- The Gentle Crusade -- Knowledge and Ignorance -- The Faces of Reform -- Reinventing Mount Lebanon -- The Return of the Juhhal -- The Devil's Work -- "A very old thing" -- Epilogue
Summary
Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this book shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have viewed sectarian violence as an Islamic response to Westernization or simply as a product of social and economic inequities among religious groups
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-249) and index
