Russia and the Melkites of Syria: Attempts at Reconverting into Orthodoxy in the 1850-s and 1860-s
Having entered into union with Rome in the 18th century, the Melkite Arab community of Syria preserved their Eastern rites and traditions. The attempts at Latinization in the mid-19th century brought a split in the community and provoked a diplomatic effort by Russia to bring the Melkites back to Ea...
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| Формат: | Электронный ресурс Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Brill
2021
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Scrinium
Год: 2021, Том: 17, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 134-157 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | KAH Новое время KBK Восточная Европа KBL Ближний Восток KDB Католическая церковь KDF Православная церковь |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Lebanon
B Melkites B Greek Catholicism B Orthodox Church B Christian East B Russian policy B Eastern Question B Ottoman Empire B Uniates B Syria B Christian Arabs |
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| Итог: | Having entered into union with Rome in the 18th century, the Melkite Arab community of Syria preserved their Eastern rites and traditions. The attempts at Latinization in the mid-19th century brought a split in the community and provoked a diplomatic effort by Russia to bring the Melkites back to Eastern Orthodoxy. The raise of Arab nationalism in the 1850-s and traditions of church independence created a fertile soil for separatism. The relative weakness and inconsistency of Russian support, and especially a lack of material resources and strong diplomatic pressure from France, resulted in most of the newly converted Melkites returning to Rome by the early 1860-s. The article argues that Russian church policy in 19th century Middle East, strongly bounded by the limits of Orthodox canon law was largely ineffective. The Melkite affair was the last attempt to integrate the Arab Christians in the traditional system of the “Greek” Patriarchates. Thereafter Russian diplomacy took the course of Arabizing the Patriarchate of Antioch. The episode did, however, contribute to the elaboration of a new Vatican policy towards the Eastern Catholics: respect for their rites and traditions. |
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| ISSN: | 1817-7565 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Scrinium
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/18177565-BJA10038 |