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The Christian Communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land: Studies in History, Religion and Politics
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The Christian Communities of Jerusalem and the Holy Land: Studies in History, Religion and Politics. Edited by Anthony O'Mahony. (Cardiff: University of Wales Press, 2003. Pp. viii, 210.)
This well-conceived collection of eight essays on various aspects of Christian history and communal life in Jerusalem and Israel/Palestine is a valuable contribution to a wider understanding of a very complex and problematic political context. For most of its history since the rise of Islam in the seventh century, the Holy Land was ruled by a succession of Muslim governments. During this period the Christian majority population was gradually reduced to a small minority of 15% by the time of the …
