Remaking the Mosaic: Religious Leaders and Secular Borders in the Colonial Levant

The colonial view of Levantine society as a mosaic of religions established lasting precedents for communal self-governance and power sharing in modern states. Yet it ironically disguises the extent to which the region's religious geography was reimagined by colonial rule. Principles of religio...

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Main Author: Henley, Alexander D. M. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Berghahn [2015]
In: Religion and society
Year: 2015, Volume: 6, Issue: 1, Pages: 155-168
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Levant (Süd) / Colonialism / Religious pluralism / Religious leader / History 1920-1948
Further subjects:B Lebanon
B Mufti
B Maronites
B Patriarch
B Mandate
B Sunnis
B Levant
B Borders
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