LEADER 04089nam 2200673Ia 450 001 9910969253203321 005 20240513141717.0 010 $a1-00-309571-2 010 $a1-003-09571-2 010 $a1-000-24477-6 010 $a1-000-24479-2 035 $a(CKB)4100000011509134 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6371978 035 $a(OCoLC)1176324355 035 $a(OCoLC-P)1176324355 035 $a(FlBoTFG)9781003095712 035 $a(OCoLC)1460994080 035 $a(UkLoBP)BP9781003095712TARO 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011509134 100 $a20241015e20202024 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu---unuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aChristian-Muslim relations in Syria $ehistoric and contemporary religious dynamics in a changing context /$fAndrew W.H. Ashdown ; with a foreword by H.H. Mor Ignatius Aphrem II, Syriac Orthodox Patriach of Antioch and All the East 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aOxfordshire :$cTaylor & Francis,$d2020. 210 2$aLondon :$cBloomsbury Publishing (UK),$d2024. 215 $a1 online resource (271 pages) 225 1 $aCulture and Civilization in the Middle East 311 08$a0-367-55916-1 311 08$a0-367-55913-7 327 $aChristianity in Syria : the ecclesiastical mosaic -- Islam in Syria : The Muslim mosaic -- Cultural contexts that influence Christian-Muslim relations -- Christian-Muslim relations in Syria -- Eastern Christian approaches to Christian-Muslim engagement in Syria. 330 $a"Offering an authoritative study of the plural religious landscape in modern Syria and of the diverse Christian and Muslim communities that have cohabited the country for centuries, this volume considers a wide range of cultural, religious and political issues that have impacted the interreligious dynamic, putting them in their local and wider context. Combining fieldwork undertaken within government-held areas during the Syrian conflict with critical historical and Christian theological reflection, this research makes a significant contribution to understanding Syria's diverse religious landscape and the multi-layered expressions of Christian-Muslim relations. It discusses the concept of sectarianism and how communal dynamics are crucial to understanding Syrian society. The complex wider issues that underlie the relationship are examined, including the roles of culture and religious leadership; and it questions whether the analytical concept of sectarianism is adequate to describe the complex communal frameworks in the Middle Eastern context. Finally, the study examines the contributions of contemporary Eastern Christian leaders to interreligious discourse, concluding that the theology and spirituality of Eastern Christianity, inhabiting the same cultural environment as Islam, is uniquely placed to play a major role in interreligious dialogue and in peace-making. The book offers an original contribution to knowledge and understanding of the changing Christian-Muslim dynamic in Syria and the region. It should be a key resource to students, scholars and readers interested in religion, current affairs and the Middle East"--$cProvided by publisher. 410 0$aCulture and Civilization in the Middle East. 606 $aChristianity and other religions$xIslam 606 $aChristianity 606 $aEastern churches 606 $aIslam$xRelations$xChristianity 606 $aChristianity$2bicssc 606 $aIslam$2bicssc 606 $aReligion: general$2bicssc 615 0$aChristianity and other religions$xIslam 615 0$aChristianity. 615 0$aEastern churches 615 0$aIslam$xRelations$xChristianity 615 7$aChristianity 615 7$aIslam 615 7$aReligion: general 676 $a261.27 676 $a261.27095691 700 $aAshdown$b Andrew W. H.$01834335 801 0$bUkLoBP 801 1$bUkLoBP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910969253203321 996 $aChristian-Muslim relations in Syria$94409792 997 $aUNINA