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2 Minority Identities in the Middle East: Religious Minorities
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In this chapter there are two primary categories to emerge with regard to the classification of minorities in the Middle East. The first comprises religious minorities, both early religious groups and more contemporary groups established during or after the nineteenth century. The second category comprises Muslim ethnic groups spread over two or more territories with a distinct cultural identity and language. This chapter details religious minority identities. Within the first section of this chapter, we examine non-Muslim religious communities including Jews, and a rather broad number of Christian communities, while accepting that some groups cross-cut this category. Section two examines Islamic minority communities including the ‘Alawis, Druze, Babism and the Baha’i Faith, and Ismaili communities.
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Title: 2 Minority Identities in the Middle East: Religious Minorities
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In this chapter there are two primary categories to emerge with regard to the classification of minorities in the Middle East.
The first comprises religious minorities, both early religious groups and more contemporary groups established during or after the nineteenth century.
The second category comprises Muslim ethnic groups spread over two or more territories with a distinct cultural identity and language.
This chapter details religious minority identities.
Within the first section of this chapter, we examine non-Muslim religious communities including Jews, and a rather broad number of Christian communities, while accepting that some groups cross-cut this category.
Section two examines Islamic minority communities including the ‘Alawis, Druze, Babism and the Baha’i Faith, and Ismaili communities.
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