Sharing nostalgia in Istanbul

Maria Couroucli (1)

1 LESC - Laboratoire d'ethnologie et de sociologie comparative

This paper deals with conditions for tolerance at holy places, with special attention to issues related to central and peripheral sites. The contemporary general framework is the rise of religious fundamentalism, the growing political importance of the religious domain, sometimes the invasion of religion into the social life of countries bordering the Mediterranean - all relatively recent phenomena of the post-colonial era. The present configuration is marked by the ultimate separation of ethno-religious communities within most circum-Mediterranean nation states: during the 19th and 20th centuries, Christians, Jews and Muslims have strived to achieve religious homogeneity within political territories, putting an end to a long history of cohabitation.

Mots clés: religion; tolerance; multiculturalism; christians and muslims; Turkey; Saint George; Princes Islands; Istanbul

Domaines: Anthropologie sociale et ethnologie

Maria Couroucli. Sharing nostalgia in Istanbul. Sharing Sacred Space: Religion and conflict resolution
Columbia University, New York., Feb 2008, New York, United States. ⟨halshs-00355076⟩