Ussama Makdisi

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Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab WorldPaperback, 21 September 2021

Age of Coexistence: The Ecumenical Frame and the Making of the Modern Arab World
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Print Length
312 pages
Language
English
Publisher
University of California Press
Date Published
21 Sep 2021
ISBN-10
0520385764
ISBN-13
9780520385764

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"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 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.

Product Details

Author:
Ussama Makdisi
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
21 September 2021
Dimensions:
22.61 x 14.99 x 2.79 cm
Genre:
Middle Eastern
ISBN-10:
0520385764
ISBN-13:
9780520385764
Language:
English
Pages:
312
Weight:
430.91 gm

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