Christians and Jews in the Ottoman Arab World: The Roots of Sectarianism

237 Pages·2001·1.28 MB·English

by  Bruce Alan Masters

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VIRGINJ.AA ltSAN MICHAELB RI!TT MICHAEL C'OOK Pl:fi!RJ ACKSON
TARIF KHALIIJI ROY MOTTAHI!DEH IJASUII' IUSALLAM CHASE ROBINSON
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Christians and Jews
in the Ottoman
Arab World
The Roots of Sectarianism
BRUCE MASTERS
WesleyanUniversity

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Masters,BruceAlan,1950±
ChristiansandJewsintheOttomanArabworld:therootsofsectarianism/BruceMasters.
p. cm.±(CambridgestudiesinIslamiccivilization)
Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex.
ISBN0521803330
1. Christians±Arabcountries±History. 2. Jews±Arabcountries±History.
3. Turkey±History±OttomanEmpire,1288±1918. 4. Islam±Relations±Christianity.
5. Christianityandotherreligions±Islam. 6. Islam±Relations±Judaism.
7. Judaism±Relations±Islam. I. Title. II. Series.
DS59.C48M372001
305.6'09569±dc21 00±067486
ISBN0521803330hardback
For Russ andSheila Murphy
SlaÂinte agussaol agaibh
Talamh ganchÂãos agaibh . . .
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Contents
Acknowledgments pagex
Noteontransliterationandterms xii
Introduction 1
1 Thelimitsoftolerance:thesocialstatusofnon-Muslimsinthe
OttomanArablands 16
2 TheOttomanArabworld:adiversityofsectsandpeoples 41
3 Merchantsandmissionariesintheseventeenthcentury:the
Westintrudes 68
4 Newopportunitiesandchallengesinthe``long''eighteenthcentury 98
5 Intercommunaldissonanceinthenineteenthcentury 130
6 Afterthe``events'':thesearchforcommunityinthe
twilightofempire 169
conclusion Thechangingboundariesofpoliticalcommunity
intheOttomanArabworld 189
Glossary 200
Bibliography 202
Index 218
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