L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient

The renewed commitment to the cause of Eastern Christians in France since 2010 has been accompanied by a strong use of a tradition charging France of the protection of Christian communities in the East. This tradition is an “invention”, a historical construction, perpetuated and maintained by certai...

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Main Author: Nathan Jobert
Format: Article
Language:fra
Published: Équipe Monde Arabe Méditerranée 2020-05-01
Series:Les Cahiers d’EMAM
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/emam/2489
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description The renewed commitment to the cause of Eastern Christians in France since 2010 has been accompanied by a strong use of a tradition charging France of the protection of Christian communities in the East. This tradition is an “invention”, a historical construction, perpetuated and maintained by certain actors, the most emblematic of which is “l’Œuvre d’Orient”. Created in 1856, “l’Œuvre d’Orient” is a favorable ground for analysing the evolution of a cause that today no longer has the same name than two centuries ago. This article therefore aims to put into perspective the motives for “l’Œuvre d’Orient”’s the creation, the profiles of its founders, its first practices, with the representations and modes of action that circulate but also oppose each other within the current space of mobilization. Thus, certain foundations of tradition, such as the civilising mission of France and the Church in the East, are no longer so highly valued by the very actors who justify their commitment by their desire to perpetuate this heritage.
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spelling doaj.art-4f71476dfb4a4ef595c7578949e741e72022-12-21T20:55:49ZfraÉquipe Monde Arabe MéditerranéeLes Cahiers d’EMAM1969-248X2020-05-013210.4000/emam.2489L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’OrientNathan JobertThe renewed commitment to the cause of Eastern Christians in France since 2010 has been accompanied by a strong use of a tradition charging France of the protection of Christian communities in the East. This tradition is an “invention”, a historical construction, perpetuated and maintained by certain actors, the most emblematic of which is “l’Œuvre d’Orient”. Created in 1856, “l’Œuvre d’Orient” is a favorable ground for analysing the evolution of a cause that today no longer has the same name than two centuries ago. This article therefore aims to put into perspective the motives for “l’Œuvre d’Orient”’s the creation, the profiles of its founders, its first practices, with the representations and modes of action that circulate but also oppose each other within the current space of mobilization. Thus, certain foundations of tradition, such as the civilising mission of France and the Church in the East, are no longer so highly valued by the very actors who justify their commitment by their desire to perpetuate this heritage.http://journals.openedition.org/emam/2489Eastern ChristiansCatholicismTraditionCharity
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L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
Les Cahiers d’EMAM
Eastern Christians
Catholicism
Tradition
Charity
title L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
title_full L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
title_fullStr L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
title_full_unstemmed L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
title_short L’Œuvre d’Orient et l’invention de la tradition française de protection des chrétiens d’Orient
title_sort l oeuvre d orient et l invention de la tradition francaise de protection des chretiens d orient
topic Eastern Christians
Catholicism
Tradition
Charity
url http://journals.openedition.org/emam/2489
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