Oriental Orthodox Young Adults and Liturgical Participation:

مرکز و کتابخانه مطالعات اسلامی به زبان های اروپایی

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" Oriental Orthodox Young Adults and Liturgical Participation: "
Rima Nasrallah, Ronelle Sonnenberg

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1067144
Doc. No	:	LA110773
Call No	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341574‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Rima Nasrallah
	:	Ronelle Sonnenberg
Title & Author	:	Oriental Orthodox Young Adults and Liturgical Participation: [Article] : A Matter of Identity\ Rima Nasrallah, Ronelle Sonnenberg
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Exchange
Date	:	2020
Volume/ Issue Number	:	49/3-4
Page No	:	358–378
Abstract	:	This qualitative research on young adults of the Armenian Apostolic and Syriac Orthodox Churches in Lebanon considers why participation in liturgy aids the identity formation of youth in both communities. By participating in liturgical rituals, these young adults express identities which transcend the limited spaces they inhabit. These spaces are influenced by the minority context in Lebanon, as well as by traumatic historic experiences of both Armenians and Syriacs. Such spaces stimulate the youths’ appreciation for their ancient traditions and their strong connection to other members of their church communities, both past and present. Their sense of belonging is rooted in ancient languages and narratives, and in the embodied rituals that open Armenian and Syriac young people up to the divine dimension of liturgy in church and in daily life. We argue that, for the research population, engagement in the liturgy is a matter of identity.
Descriptor	:	African Studies
Descriptor	:	Armenian
Descriptor	:	Asian Studies
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	identity
Descriptor	:	liturgy
Descriptor	:	Oriental Church
Descriptor	:	Religion
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	Syriac
Descriptor	:	Theology and World Christianity
Descriptor	:	World Christianity
Descriptor	:	young adults
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/1572543X-12341574‬