Missionary Politics in Late Ottoman Palestine
The Stance of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12958241 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Konstantinos Papastathis (0000-0001-5080-2042, Leiden University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 342-360 |
| Publication date | 2019-11-12 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences and Missions (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1874-8945 • E-ISSN: 1874-8937 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/18748945-03203017 |
| OpenAlex | W2989233598 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 14 |
The aim of the paper is to elaborate on the Jerusalem Orthodox Patriarchate’s missionary work in late Ottoman times, paying special attention on its incapacity to counteract the activities of its rivals within the religious market of Palestine. In particular, the article addresses the following research questions: What was the extent of the Patriarchate’s missionary activity, and its stance vis-à-vis the work of the other Church missions, i.e. the Roman-Catholic, and Protestant? Was its policy effective; and if not, why? Overall, the article argues that neither the missionary enterprise nor the blocking of the western missions’ conversion activities were at the top of the patriarchal agenda. It is suggested that the causes of this stance were mainly: a) the financial and political disadvantageous position of the institution; b) the centrality of the custodianship of the Holy Places as the primary aim of its function; and c) the development of Greek nationalism as the nodal point of the discourse
Ancient history · Commonwealth · History of religions · Institution · Nationalism · Palestine · Political science · Politics · Protestantism · Sociology · African history and culture analysis · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · History · Law · Philosophy · Religious studies
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Matrimony and baptism
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Rejecting Sectarianism
Communalism and Nationalism in the Mandate
The Politics of church land administration
The Russian Presence in Syria and Palestine, 1843-1914
The church and landed property
Church Finances in the Colonial Age
Colonialism and Religious Power Politics
Creating Arab Nationalism? Russia and Greece in Ottoman Syria and Palestine (1840–1909)
Religion and Politics
The Greek Orthodox Patriarchate of Jerusalem and Its Congregation
The sociology of religion
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |