Embracing the Divine: Passion and Politics in Christian Middle East

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Embracing the divine Passion and Politics in the Christian Middle East  Akram Fouad Khater Syracuse University Press Copyright © 2011 by Syracuse University Press Syracuse, New York 13244-5290 All Rights Reserved First Edition 2011 11 12 13 14 15 16 6 5 4 3 2 1 ∞ The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. For a listing of books published and distributed by Syracuse University Press, visit our Web site at SyracuseUniversityPress.syr.edu. ISBN: 978-0-8156-3261-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Khater, Akram Fouad, 1960– Embracing the divine : passion and politics in the Christian Middle East / Akram Fouad Khater. — 1st ed. p. cm. — (Gender, culture, and politics in the Middle East) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-8156-3261-0 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. al-Ujaimi, Hindiyya, 1720–1798. I. Title. BX4713.595.A48K53 2011 271'.9302—dc23 2011032377 Manufactured in the United States of America To my brother Emile, A purer heart I have not known (21 November 1954–17 June 2010) Dr. Akram Khater is professor of history at North Carolina State University and director of the Middle East Studies Program and the Khayrallah Program for Lebanese American Studies. A native of Lebanon, he earned a BS degree in electrical engineering from California Polytechnic State University and holds MA and PhD degrees in history from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of California, Berkeley, respectively. Before coming to Raleigh, he taught at Ball State University in Indiana. His books include Inventing Home: Emigration, Gender and the Making of a Lebanese Middle Class, 1861–1921 and A History of the Middle East: A Sourcebook for the History of the Middle East and North Africa. He has published a substantial number of articles and reviews and has made conference presentations throughout the United States and overseas . He has been particularly active in bringing his expertise to audiences at North Carolina colleges, high schools, and churches. Professor Khater has been awarded a number of teaching accolades (Outstanding Teacher and Outstanding Junior Faculty) and grants during his tenure at North Carolina State and has also obtained fellowships from the National Humanities Center, American Philosophical Society, National Endowment for the Humanities, Fulbright Foundation , and Council of American Overseas Research Centers. His professional affiliations include the Middle East Studies Association, American Academy of Religion, American Historical Association, and the chair of the Committee on Middle East Studies at North Carolina State. He also sits on the editorial boards of several journals, including the International Journal of Middle East Studies, and book series. ...