Makdisi Ussama - Age Of Coexistence The Ecumenical Frame And The Making Of The Modern Arab World - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: " Flawless Makdisi reminds us of the critical declarations of secularism which existed in the history of the Middle East." Robert Fisk The Independent 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 clich d 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.
Title: Age Of Coexistence The Ecumenical Frame And The Making Of The Modern Arab World
Author(s): Makdisi Ussama
Publisher: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520258884
Pages: 312 Pages, 3 Maps
Publication Date: 10/15/2019
Category: Politics & Government