Christian Communities in the Arab Middle East

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, 1995The Muslim Brothers and the Debate on Political Islam, Dossier Mondo Islamico n.2, Torino, 1996Religious Tax and Philantropy in South-East Asian Islam, Dossier Mondo Islamico n.3, Torino, 1997

this is an important collection.

• Introduction ; 1. The Arab Christians: From the Eastern Question to the Recent Political Situation of the Minorities ; 2. The Arab Christians of the Middle East: A Demographic Perspective ; 3. The Christian Communities, Active Members of Arab Society Throughout History ; 4. The Churches of the Middle East: Their Origins and Identity, from Their Roots in the Past to Their Openness to the Present ; 5. The Law of the Nation-State and the Status of Non-Muslims in Egypt and Syria ; 6. The Emigration of Christian Arabs: Dimensions and Causes of the Phenomenon ; 7. The Cultural Production of Arab Christians Today: An Expression of their Identity in a Predominantly Muslim Society ; 8. The Political Dynamics of the Copts: Giving the Community an Active Role ; 9. The Place and the Present Role of the Copts in the Egyptian Economy: Traditions and Specializations ; 10. The Dynamics of the Lebanese Christians: From the Paradigm of the 'ammiyyat to the Paradigm of Hwayyek ; 11. The Christian Communities and the Economic and Social Situation in Lebanon ; 12. Socio-Political and Community Dynamics of Arab Christians in Jordan, Israel, and the Autonomous Palestinian Territories ; 13. The Christians of Syria ; 14. Christians in Iraq ; 15. The Rites of the Churches of the Middle East