Religious Minorities of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey
Communities on the Margins
Religious Minorities of Iran, Iraq, Syria and Turkey
Communities on the Margins
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Exploring the distinctive character, contributions and current situations of the 'minority' religious communities in the Middle East, this book sheds light on the problems that they face, and considers ways in which their situations might be alleviated.
Mindful of Islam's categorization of religious communities, the introduction addresses the application of 'People of the Book' (ahl al-kitab) and the 'Covenant of 'Umar' and in particular exposes issues that emerged at the 'grass-roots' level of conversion between 'minority' religious communities and Islam. Each of the individual chapters is devoted to a particular 'minority' religion, discussing its origins as well as the theological, political, historical, linguistic and ethnic factors that have shaped the community's identity.
Chapters also explore current situations and, mindful of their standing as dhimmi or non-dhimmi, flags up the important issues and problems that the 'minority' religious communities face in the contemporary Middle East, not the least being the rise and spread of militant Islamic jihadism. Written by leading experts in their respective fields, the book will be particularly relevant for academics, diplomats, NGOs as well as the interested general reader.
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Table of Contents
Introduction. Erica C. D. Hunter (University of Cambridge, UK)
1. The Pact of 'Umar: Interfaith Ties in the Early Islamic Period, Uriel Simonsohn (University of Haifa, Israel)
2. The Samaritans: An Ancient Israelite People, Ingrid Hjelm (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)
3. The Alevis: Trajectories in Turkey and the Diaspora, David Shankland (Royal Anthropological Institute, London, UK)
4. The Druze in the Arab Middle East: Existence in Question, Yusri Hazran (Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel)
5. The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics?, Erica C. D. Hunter (University of Cambridge, UK)
6. The Êzîdî: From Kurdistan to the Diaspora,, Thomas Schmidinger (University of Kurdistan Hewlêr and University of Vienna, Austria and Iraq)
7. Jewish Communities of the Middle East, Reeva Spector Simon (Columbia University and Yeshiva University, USA)
8. The Yaresan or Ahl-e Haqq, Philip G. Kreyenbroek (Georg-August University Göttingen, Germany)
9. The Nusayri-'Alawis: Rise and Decline in Syria, Yaron Friedman (University of Haifa, Israel)
10. The Baha'is, Oliver Scharbrodt (University of Lund, Sweden)
11. Shabak Shi'a: Debates on Religion, Ethnicity and Belonging, Amal al-Juboori (SOAS, University of London, UK)
12. Zoroastrianism: A Minority Religion in Iran, Almut Hintze (SOAS, University of London, UK) and Rastin Mehri (Simon Fraser University, Canada)
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Product details
| Published | Dec 10 2026 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781350622722 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Academic |
| Illustrations | 1 bw illus |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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