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| Title: |
On the horns of the terrorist dilemma: syrian christians' response to israeli "Terrorism" |
| Author: |
Sato, Noriko |
| Appeared in: |
History and anthropology |
| Paging: | Volume 14 (2003) nr. 2 pages 141-155 |
| Year: |
2003-06 |
| Contents: |
This article examines how the prevailing understanding of “terrorism” and contemporary Israeli military operations against the Palestinians provides different religious groups in Syria with a common ground on which to base their claim to share in the national identity. State-sponsored nationalism is not the only source for establishing a unified community. Syrian Christians use their political protest against the Israeli operations to reinforce their attempts to reconstruct national history, based on biblical references, with the aim of claiming that their religious history is part of national history. This transformation from religious to secular identity reduces the risks against Christians being set apart from the rest of the population and, hence, serves to insure their position in society as well as maintaining their own group identity. |
| Publisher: |
Routledge |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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