History of Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East

Informationen zum Autor Heather J. Sharkey is an Associate Professor in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Living with Colonialism: Nationalism and Culture in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan (2003) and American Evangelicals in Egypt: Missionary Encounters in an Age of Empire (2008). Klappentext This book traces the history of conflict and contact between Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Ottoman Middle East prior to 1914. Zusammenfassung This book examines relations between Muslims! Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Middle East before World War I. It describes how religion influenced state policies and popular attitudes! and how people mingled in daily life. Clearly and engagingly written! this book will appeal to undergraduates! experts! and general readers alike. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Middle East; 2. The Islamic foundations of inter-communal relations; 3. The Ottoman experience; 4. The Ottoman Empire in an age of reform: from Sultan Mahmud II to the end of the Tanzimat era, 1808-76; 5. The pivotal era of Abdulhamid II, 1876-1909; 6. Coming together, moving apart: Ottoman Muslims, Christians, and Jews at the turn of the century; Epilogue.

Product details

• Authors: Heather J. Sharkey, Heather J. (University of Pennsylvania) Sharkey, Sharkey Heather J.
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.04.2017
• EAN: 9780521186872
• ISBN: 978-0-521-18687-2
• No. of pages: 394
• Series: The Contemporary Middle East; The Contemporary Middle East
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Middle East / General, Middle East, History of Religion, Middle Eastern history, Interfaith relations