IDENTITY AND CULTURE OF ISRAELI CHRISTIANS IN THE FACE OF ISLAMIC RESURGENCE; CULTURAL DISTINCTIVENESS OF A MINORITY WITHIN A MINORITY

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  • Rima Farah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/lev.v2i2.5361

Abstract

This paper examines how Israeli Christians perceive their cultural position between Jewish and Muslim identities in Israel. The study primarily relates to the cultural differences between Christians and Muslims, and to the relations between them in mixed villages and towns. It focuses on how the sense of identity and the cultural aspects, combined with the rise of the Islamic identity and the change of Arab society’s structure has affected the peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims. Lastly, the research addresses the 1999 Christian-­Muslim riots (Shihab al-­Din Events) in Nazareth over plans to construct a Mosque in front of the Church of Annunciation.

Author Biography

Rima Farah

Doctoral student in the department of Near Eastern and Judaic Studies at Brandeis University. Her research deals with the history and memory of Near Eastern Christians, with a special focus on the Maronite communities of Israel and Lebanon.

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Published

2013-12-15

How to Cite

Farah, R. (2013). IDENTITY AND CULTURE OF ISRAELI CHRISTIANS IN THE FACE OF ISLAMIC RESURGENCE; CULTURAL DISTINCTIVENESS OF A MINORITY WITHIN A MINORITY. The Levantine Review, 2(2), 138–158. https://doi.org/10.6017/lev.v2i2.5361

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