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

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 d...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Makdisi, Ussama Samir, 1968- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2019]
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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
  • Breaking the ecumenical frame : Arab and Jew in Palestine.