Author: Moufarrej Guilnard
Publisher: Routledge Ltd
ISSN: 0950-3110
Source: Al Masaq: Islam and the Medieval Mediterranean, Vol.21, Iss.2, 2009-08, pp. : 137-151
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Abstract
The Maronite Church is a branch of the Syro-Antiochean Church and one of the oldest among the Eastern churches. Modernisation, globalisation, emigration, civil war and other factors have together influenced many aspects of local religious expression, but the Maronite Church has succeeded in adapting to the social changes and the spiritual needs of its followers without losing its identity. This is reflected in the Maronite funeral liturgy, which is here examined. I aim to show how the role of music and poetry is perpetuating a sense of communal identity among the members of this religious group, and is creating boundaries with other ethnic and religious groups.
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