Women in Lebanon Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturali

Combining insider and outsider perspectives, Women in Lebanon looks at Christian and Muslim women living together in a multicultural society and facing modernity. While the Arab Spring has begun to draw attention to issues of change, modernity, and women'

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Living with Christianity, Islam, and Multiculturalism

Marie-Claude Thomas

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Women in Lebanon

women in lebanon Copyright © Marie-Claude Thomas 2013.

First published in 2013 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States—a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the World, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–28198–2 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Thomas, Marie-Claude. Women in Lebanon : living with Christianity, Islam, and multiculturalism / Marie-Claude Thomas. p. cm. ISBN 978–1–137–28198–2 (hardback : alk. paper) 1. Women—Lebanon. 2. Muslim women—Lebanon. 3. Christianity and other religions—Islam. 4. Islam—Relations—Islam. 5. Multiculturalism—Lebanon. I. Title. HQ1728.T46 2013 305.4095692—dc23 2012036659 A catalogue record of the book is available from the British Library. Design by Integra Software Services First edition: January 2013 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

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List of Figures

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Acknowledgments

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Introduction

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Part I Saghbine, a Christian Village: Women, Religion, and Society 1 2 3 4

Geography and Religious Spaces Childhood and Adolescence of Y