Erik Freas
Muslim-Christian Relations in Late-Ottoman Palestine
- Palgrave Macmillan US
- 2020
- Taschenbuch
- 324 Seiten
- ISBN 9781349959846
Numerous factors underlie the dynamic shaping of present-day Muslim-Christian Arab relations as well as the formulation of Arab national identity. In Muslim-Christian Relations in Late-Ottoman Palestine, Erik Freas argues that paramount among these were three developments that transpired in the late- Ottoman period, of which Palestine provides a microcosm. One is that non- Arabic speaking Christian communities began to define identity in nationalistic terms on the basis of faith. Also, with their transformation into politically equal Ottoman citizens, Christians were more intent on taking advantage of their new rights rather than fulfilling civil obligations. Finally, for most Muslim Arabs, the transition from identifying primarily as 'Muslim'
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