Table of Contents

Andrea Pacini: Introduction
1: Joseph Maila: The Arab Christians: From the Eastern Question to the Recent Political Situation of the Minorities
2: Philippe Fargues: The Arab Christians of the Middle East: A Demographic Perspective
3: Samir Khalil Samir: The Christian Communities, Active Members of Arab Society Throughout History
4: Jean Corbon: The Churches of the Middle East: Their Origins and Identity, from Their Roots in the Past to Their Openness to the Present
5: Bernard Botiveau: The Law of the Nation-State and the Status of Non-Muslims in Egypt and Syria
6: Bernard Sabella: The Emigration of Christian Arabs: Dimensions and Causes of the Phenomenon
7: Camille Hechaimé: The Cultural Production of Arab Christians Today: An Expression of their Identity in a Predominantly Muslim Society
8: Dina El Khawaga: The Political Dynamics of the Copts: Giving the Community an Active Role
9: Adel A. Beshai: The Place and the Present Role of the Copts in the Egyptian Economy: Traditions and Specializations
10: Elizabeth Picard: The Dynamics of the Lebanese Christians: From the Paradigm of the 'ammiyyat to the Paradigm of Hwayyek
11: Boutros Labaki: The Christian Communities and the Economic and Social Situation in Lebanon
12: Andrea Pacini: Socio-Political and Community Dynamics of Arab Christians in Jordan, Israel, and the Autonomous Palestinian Territories
13: Habib Moussalli: The Christians of Syria
14: Yusuf Habbi: Christians in Iraq
15: The Rites of the Churches of the Middle East

About the Author

Andrea Pacini is the editor of Dossier Mondo Islamico, published by the Edizioni della Fondazione Giovanni Agnelli. In this series, part of the research programme 'Islam and Modernity' which he directs, he has edited three volumes:

Debate on the Application of Shari'a, Dossier Mondo Islamico, n.1, Torino, 1995

The Muslim Brothers and the Debate on Political Islam, Dossier Mondo Islamico n.2, Torino, 1996

Religious Tax and Philantropy in South-East Asian Islam, Dossier Mondo Islamico n.3, Torino, 1997

Reviews

`this is an important collection.'
David Thomas, Islam and Christian-Muslim Relations, Vol.12, No.1, 2000.
`There is much to learn from these essays, both for the specialist and the reader first seeking information on the present situation of Christianity in the contemporary Middle East. A glossary of terms and maps of the current structure of the churches add to the value of the volume.'
Charles A Frazee, Church History.
`Fourteen scholarly essays on Eastern Christian communities in Middle Eastern Arab societies.'
Missiology, An International Review, Vol XXVII No 4 Oct 1999