Palestine''s Christians and the Nationalist Cause - The Late Ottoman and Mandatory Periods

This book provides an historical overview of Palestine's Christian communities and their role in the Palestinian nationalist movement during the late Ottoman and British mandatory periods.

List of contents

Introduction – On Nationalism and Religion 1. Palestine's Christian Communities at the Turn of the Twentieth Century 2. Zionism and Palestinian Arab National Identity 3. “The Great Danger”? Palestinian Christian Journalists and Zionism in Late-Ottoman Palestine 4. Building Communalism in Palestine: Muslim-Christian Relations under British Rule 5. When is a “Christian” Really an Arab? Or a Peasant? Intersecting Identities and Interreligious Relations 6. Brothers in Suffering: Palestinian Christians and the Great Revolt, 1936-39 7. Orthodoxy and Solidarity: Niqula Khoury’s Journey to the League of Nations 8. Testimonies of Christian Arab Leaders Before Investigative Committees in British Mandate Palestine, 1917-1948 9. Baraka without Boundaries: The Christian-Muslim Encounter at Shared Shrines in West Bank Palestine Conclusion

About the author

Erik Freas is the author of several peer-reviewed articles on late-Ottoman and British mandatory Palestine, as well as two scholarly manuscripts, Muslim-Christian Relations in Palestine during the Late-Ottoman Period and The Exclusivity of Holiness: The Role of the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount in the Formation of National Identities.

Summary

This book provides an historical overview of Palestine’s Christian communities and their role in the Palestinian nationalist movement during the late Ottoman and British mandatory periods.

Product details

• Authors: Erik Freas
• Assisted by: Erik Freas (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032643922
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3264392-2
• No. of pages: 322
• Series: Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, RELIGION / Christian Church / History, HISTORY / Middle East / Israel & Palestine, Middle East, Religion & beliefs, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Middle Eastern history, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Religion and beliefs, Modern Period, C 1500 Onwards