The politics of church land administration: The orthodox patriarchate of Jerusalem in late ottoman and mandatory palestine, 1875-1948

Konstantinos Papastathis, Ruth Kark

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Abstract

This article follows the course of the prolonged land dispute within the Orthodox Church of Jerusalem between the Greek religious establishment and the local Arab laity from the late Ottoman period to the end of the British Mandate (1875-1948). The article examines state policies in relation to Church-owned property and assesses how the administration of this property affected the inter-communal relationship. It is argued that both the Ottoman and the British authorities effectively adopted a pro- Greek stance, and that government refusal of the local Arab lay demands was predominantly predicated on regional and global political priorities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)264-282
Number of pages19
JournalByzantine and Modern Greek Studies
Volume40
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2016

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Keywords

  • British Mandate
  • Intra-communal relations
  • Late Ottoman Palestine
  • Orthodox Church
  • Vakf administration

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