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

Published Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2019] ©2019

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Description 1 online resource 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 Summary "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 religious diversity created a modern culture of coexistence amid Ottoman reformation, European colonialism, and the emergence of nationalism. Moving from the nineteenth century to the present, this groundbreaking book explores, without denial or equivocation, the politics of pluralism during the Ottoman Empire and in the post-Ottoman Arab world. Rather than judging the Arab world as a place of age-old sectarian animosities, Age of Coexistence describes the forging of a complex system of coexistence, what Makdisi calls the "ecumenical frame." He argues that new forms of antisectarian politics, and some of the most important examples of Muslim-Christian political collaboration, crystallized to make and define the modern Arab world. Despite massive challenges and setbacks, and despite the persistence of colonialism and authoritarianism, this framework for coexistence has endured for nearly a century. It is a reminder that religious diversity does not automatically lead to sectarianism. Instead, as Makdisi demonstrates, people of different faiths, but not necessarily of different political outlooks, have consistently tried to build modern societies that transcend religious and sectarian differences"--Provided by publisher Analysis 19th century anti sectarian politics arabs authoritarianism cliche coexistence ethnic diversity european colonialism extremist groups middle east modern arab world modern culture muslim christian political collaboration nationalism ottoman empire ottoman reformation politics of pluralism post ottoman arab world racial diversity religion sectarian rage war torn countries Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher Subject Cultural pluralism -- Middle East -- History HISTORY -- Middle East -- General. Cultural pluralism War -- Religious aspects SUBJECT Middle East -- History -- Religious aspects Subject Middle East Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2019021598 ISBN 9780520971745 0520971744

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