166 KB48 KB201120252020Ashdown, Andrewletnik:25številka:99/100str. 79-99DOI:10.35469/poligrafi.2020.226COBISSID_HOST:107420419ISSN:1318-8828URN:URN:NBN:SI:doc-LQKXPRRNenDruštvo za primerjalno religiologijoZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče KoperPoligrafiBližnji vzhodChristian-Muslim relationsEastern Christianitykrščansko-muslimanski odnosiMiddle EastSirijaSyriavzhodno krščanstvoAn exploration of the Christian-Muslim landscape in modern Syria and the contribution of Eastern Christian thought to interreligious dynamics|This paper considers Christian-Muslim relations in modern Syria and the im-portance that eastern Christian thought can make to the interreligious context within the Middle East. It briefly describes the diverse historical and contempo-rary Christian and Muslim religious landscapes that have cohabited and interacted within the country and the cultural, religious, and political issues that have im-pacted the interreligious dynamic. Based on fieldwork undertaken in government-held areas during the Syrian conflict, combined with critical historical and Christian theological reflection, the article contributes to understanding Syria’s diverse religious landscape and the multi-layered expressions of Christian-Muslim relations, in a way that has not been previously attempted. providing insights into interreligious praxis prior to the conflict and in its midst, the article contributes to an understanding of the ef-fect of conflict on interreligious relationships. The article considers the unique contribution of eastern Christianity to the Christian-Muslim dynamic and concludes that the significance of the theology and spirituality of the ‘Antiochene’ paradigm has been under-recognised in west-ern discourse and that, having coexisted within the cultural environment of Islam, it is uniquely placed to play a major role in Christian-Muslim dialogue and the reframing of Islam’s engagement with modern society.This article contributes therefore to knowledge and understanding of the changing Christian-Muslim dynamic in Syria and the neighbouring region; a new understanding of the religious landscape; and a door to exploring how eastern Christian approaches to Christian-Muslim relations may be sustained and strengthened in the face of the considerable religious and political challenges faced by both communities todayAvtor v prispevku obravnava krščansko-muslimanske odnose v sodobni Siri-ji ter pomen, ki ga vzhodnokrščanska misel lahko ima za medreligijski kontekst Bližnjega vzhoda. Na kratko opiše raznolike zgodovinske in sodobne krščanske in muslimanske verske krajine, ki so soobstajale in vplivale druga na drugo v okviru države, ter kulturna, verska in politična vprašanja, ki so sooblikovala medreligij-sko dinamiko.Na podlagi terenskega dela na območjih, ki so bila med sirsko vojno pod nad-zorom vladnih sil, ter kritičnega zgodovinskega in krščanskega teološkega razmi-sleka avtor predstavi raznolike verske krajine Sirije in večplastne odseve krščansko--muslimanskih odnosov v njej na povsem nov način. Z vpogledi v medreligijsko prakso pred vojno in med njo pomaga razumeti posledice, ki jih je vojaški konflikt imel za medreligijske odnose.Avtor v članku razmišlja o edinstvenem prispevku vzhodnega krščanstva h kr-ščansko-muslimanski dinamiki in ugotavlja, da je pomen teologije in duhovnosti »antiohijske« paradigme v diskurzu Zahoda premalo priznan in da je ta vsled svo-jega soobstoja s kulturnim okoljem islama edinstveno primerna za to, da prevzame glavno vlogo v krščansko-muslimanskem dialogu in pri preoblikovanju pogleda na islamsko interakcijo s sodobno družbo. Članek tako prispeva k poznavanju in razumevanju spreminjajoče se krščan-sko-muslimanske dinamike v Siriji in širši regiji, podaja novo razumevanje verske krajine in odpira vrata preučevanju možnosti za vzdrževanje in krepitev vzhodno-krščanskih pristopov h krščansko-muslimanskim odnosom ob precejšnjih verskih in političnih izzivih, s katerimi se skupnosti danes soočataTEXTznanstveno časopisjejournalsSlovenian National E-content AggregatorNational and University Library of SloveniaZnanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper