LEBANESE ARMENIANS; A DISTINCTIVE COMMUNITY IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA AND IN LEBANESE SOCIETY

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  • Scott Abramson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.6017/lev.v2i2.5363

Abstract

Lebanon, for many Armenians, is referred to as “our second homeland” (yergort hayrenik), and it is scarcely difficult to see why. As nowhere else in the regional diaspora, Lebanon has offered its Armenian citizens—initially refugees—the economic freedom to achieve prosperity, the political freedom to pursue their interests, and the communal autonomy to preserve their identity. These freedoms and the efflorescence that they have enabled—to say nothing of Lebanon’s singularity as the scene of unique Armenian ecclesiastical and cultural institutions—have made Lebanon a distinctive part of the Armenian diaspora. This study aims to demonstrate why this was—and continues to be—the case.

Author Biography

Scott Abramson

Ph.D candidate in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. His research and doctoral work focus on modern Levantine history.

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Published

2013-12-15

How to Cite

Abramson, S. (2013). LEBANESE ARMENIANS; A DISTINCTIVE COMMUNITY IN THE ARMENIAN DIASPORA AND IN LEBANESE SOCIETY. The Levantine Review, 2(2), 188–216. https://doi.org/10.6017/lev.v2i2.5363

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