{"product_id":"middle-east-christianity-local-practices-world-societal-entanglements-9783030370138","title":"Middle East Christianity: Local Practices, World Societal Entanglements","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Stephan Stetter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Springer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave Pivot\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: World - Middle Eastern\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The multitude of studies on religious groups in the Middle East neglected one of its basic components: Oriental Christians. The scholars in this book intelligently fill the gap by being united in a historical sociology framework. By analyzing 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century missionaries and papal diplomacy they show globalization \u003ci\u003eavant la lettre\u003c\/i\u003e but also admirably update the dialectics of this group's interaction within a region dominated by Islam's cultural hegemony. More than the sum of its chapters.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Baghat Korany\u003c\/b\u003e, Professor, Department of International Relations and Political Economy, American University Cairo, Egypt and Lead Author of the UNDP 10\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e Anniversary \u003ci\u003eArab Human Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e'This insightful study provides a welcome addition to existing literature on Middle Eastern Christianity. By locating historical and contemporary Middle Eastern Christianity within the conceptual framework of world society, the volume goes beyond descriptive analyses of case study communities and countries. Instead, it contributes to our understanding of the complexities of globalization on Middle Eastern Christianity by exploring its impact at the macro, meso and micro levels.'\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Fiona McCallum Guiney\u003c\/b\u003e, Senior Lecturer, School of International Relations, University of St. Andrews, United Kingdom\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDrawing from theories of world society and from historical-sociological theories the book studies the past, present, and future of Middle East Christianity. It focuses on the interplay between local practices and post-colonial entanglements in global modernity. The chapters of this book engage, inspired by these theories, key empirical dynamics that affect Middle East Christianity. This includes a historical overview on the history of Christians in the region, the relationship between Islam and Christianity, as well as case studies on the Maronites in Lebanon, Egypt's Copts, the role of Protestant missionaries in the 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, processes of individualization amongst Middle East Christians, as well as papal diplomacy in the region.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephan Stetter \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of International Politics and Conflict Studies at the Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMitra Moussa Nabo\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Associate at the National Centre for Crime Prevention in Bonn and Adjunct Lecturer at the Bundeswehr University Munich, Germany. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45275231944855,"sku":"9783030370138","price":4407.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783030370138.webp?v=1769282291","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/middle-east-christianity-local-practices-world-societal-entanglements-9783030370138","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}