| Description |
1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Culture and Civilization in the Middle East Ser |
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Culture and Civilization in the Middle East Ser
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| Contents |
Cover -- Endorsement Page -- Half Title -- Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Table of Contents -- Foreword by His Holiness, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch Mor Ignatius Aphrem II -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Themes arising in the study -- Methodology -- A historical background to Christian-Muslim engagement in the Middle East -- The modern era and its impact on Islamic thought since the 19th century -- The challenge to Christian-Muslim relations today -- Understanding the current context -- The framework for this study -- Notes -- Bibliography |
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Chapter 1 Christianity in Syria: The Ecclesiastical Mosaic -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 A brief survey of the five "families" of Christian denominations in Syria -- 1.3 The early centuries -- 1.4 Encounter with Islam -- 1.5 Christianity under the Ottomans -- 1.6 The 20th century onwards -- 1.7 Ecumenical developments and recent challenges -- 1.8 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Islam in Syria: The Muslim Mosaic -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 The Islamic reform movements: Salafism and the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood -- 2.3 Other factors affecting the Islamic "landscape" |
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2.4 The Alawi -- 2.5 The Shi'a "Twelvers" -- 2.6 Isma'iliyya -- 2.7 The Druze -- 2.8 The Sufiyya -- 2.9 The Sunni -- 2.10 Wahhabism -- 2.11 Recent developments in Sunni Islam in Syria -- 2.12 Interpreting Jihad -- 2.13 Preserving pluralism: Ministry of Awqaf and publications for combatting terrorism -- 2.14 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Cultural Contexts that Influence Christian-Muslim Relations -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Exploring the status of the Christian presence in the Arab world -- 3.3 The role and influence of leadership in the Middle Eastern context |
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3.4 Religious leadership in Lebanon: religion and politics in the Levant -- 3.5 Does "sectarianism" play a role in Syrian society? -- 3.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 Christian-Muslim Relations in Syria -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Some developments in dialogue -- 4.3 Praxis of Christian-Muslim relations in Syria: prior to and during the conflict -- 4.4 Maaloula -- 4.5 Aleppo -- 4.6 Sadad -- 4.7 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5 Eastern Christian Approaches to Christian-Muslim Engagement in Syria -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Early engagement with Islam |
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5.3 The 20th century and beyond -- 5.4 Georges Khodr (b. 1923) -- 5.5 A Melkite contribution: Patriarch Gregorios III Laham (b. 1933) and Jean-Clement Jeanbart (b. 1943) -- 5.6 His Holiness Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Patriarch of the Syriac Orthodox Church (b. 1965) -- 5.7 Antoine Audo (b. 1946) -- 5.8 Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio. SJ (b. 1954) -- 5.9 The Protestant and Evangelical Churches -- 5.10 Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Appendix: Questionnaire analysis of Syrian perspectives on Christian-Muslim relations -- Glossary -- Index |
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Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Christianity and other religions -- Islam.
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Islam -- Relations -- Christianity.
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Christianity -- Syria
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Eastern churches -- Syria
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Islam -- Syria
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Christianity.
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Eastern churches.
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Interfaith relations.
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Islam.
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Religion.
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| SUBJECT |
Syria -- Religion
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| Subject |
Syria.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781000244793 |
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1000244792 |
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1000244776 |
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9781000244786 |
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1000244784 |
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9781003095712 |
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9781000244779 |
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1003095712 |
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