| Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon: The Khāzin Sheikhs and the Maronite Church (1736-1840) Contributor(s): Leeuwen, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 9004099786 ISBN-13: 9789004099784 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $207.10 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 1994 Annotation: "Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon analyzes the relations between the Maronite notables and the Church in the context of socio-economic transformations in Mount Lebanon in the period 1736-1840. Special attention is given to the influence of external forces, such as the economic interference of the European nations, the Syrian and Ottoman administrative framework and the increasing involvement of the Vatican in the affairs of the Maronite community. The emphasis is laid on the role of religious foundations, or "waqfs, in the process of social and economic integration, both within the Maronite community and in the wider frameworks in which it gradually became incorporated. These external and internal factors can explain the remarkable political emancipation of the Maronite Church, which assumed an important role in the history of Mount Lebanon in the 19th century. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Middle East - General - Architecture | Interior Design - General - History | Asia - General |
| Dewey: 956.920 |
| LCCN: 94026323 |
| Series: Ottoman Empire and Its Heritage |
| Physical Information: 0.96" H x 6.56" W x 9.68" (1.50 lbs) 290 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Middle East - Cultural Region - Asian |
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| Publisher Description: Notables and Clergy in Mount Lebanon analyzes the relations between the Maronite notables and the Church in the context of socio-economic transformations in Mount Lebanon in the period 1736-1840. Special attention is given to the influence of external forces, such as the economic interference of the European nations, the Syrian and Ottoman administrative framework and the increasing involvement of the Vatican in the affairs of the Maronite community. The emphasis is laid on the role of religious foundations, or waqfs, in the process of social and economic integration, both within the Maronite community and in the wider frameworks in which it gradually became incorporated. These external and internal factors can explain the remarkable political emancipation of the Maronite Church, which assumed an important role in the history of Mount Lebanon in the 19th century. |