Annals of Japan Association for Middle East Studies
Online ISSN : 2433-1872
Print ISSN : 0913-7858
Volume 33, Issue 2
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  • Entre influence occidentale et vision arabe
    Hiroki OKAZAKI
    Article type: Article
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 1-40
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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    The purpose of this paper is to examine the uniqueness and generality of The Nature of Despotism, a work written and published in 1902 by the Syrian writer ‘Abdul al-Raḥmān al-Kawākibī (1855-1902), and to compare it with the views of some contemporary Arab thinkers. If we pay attention to his discussion of mutual fear between the rulers and the ruled, false honor given in exchange for loyalty, and the despotic unification of religion and military power, we might be tempted to say that The Nature of Despotism is influenced by Della tirannide, a work by the 18th century Italian writer Alfieri. However, al-Kawākibī had in fact been in dialogue with a number of other Arab thinkers around the end of the 19th century. The ideas that he shared with them included an understanding that the real foundation of despotic power is not only the privileged class, but also le peuple; an attention to the similarity between the despotism of State and the autocratic rule of man over woman; and an analysis of despotism as a hierarchical system, able to transfer repression from the upper classes to the lower classes, via middle-class groups such as village headmen or local officials. In this sense, we can conclude that The Nature of Despotism is not only the result of the influence of modern European thought, but also that of a common intellectual effort by contemporary Arab thinkers.
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  • Hideaki HAYAKAWA
    Article type: Article
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 41-69
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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    This study traces the theory on sectarianism by Mahdī ‘Āmil (1936-1987), and places it in two contexts to show its implications, namely the context of “secularism” of the Lebanese left, and the context of debates by Arab intellectuals concerning cultural heritage. Mahdī ‘Āmil was a prominent Lebanese Marxist intellectual, and an important member of the Lebanese Communist Party. This study will first briefly trace the history of the Lebanese Communist Party in order to understand the context in which ‘Āmil was producing his thoughts. After this, it will outline ‘Āmil’s theory with close attention to his understanding of the concept of the state and its relation to sectarianism. Through the reading of ‘Āmil, this study attempts to demonstrate two implications. The first implication is that it enables us to understand the meaning of “secularism” within the Lebanese left also as as a resistance against the bourgeois state of Lebanon. It also observes the complicated relation between the concepts of secularism, sectariansm and modernity within the Lebanese left. The second implication is that it enables us to realize one role ‘Āmil played in contemporary Arab intellectual history, namely reexamining the relationship between the state and cultural issues. This study also considers the relation between modernity and Arab culture within ‘Āmil’s theory.
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  • A Publication Activity of the Turkish-speaking Orthodox Christians
    Yumi ISHIMARU
    Article type: Source Remark
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 71-90
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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  • Haruka USUKI
    Article type: Book Review
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 91-95
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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  • Kazuaki TAKEMURA
    Article type: Doctoral Theses in Middle East Studies
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 97-102
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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  • AJAMES Editorial Committee
    Article type: Middle East Studies in Japan
    2017 Volume 33 Issue 2 Pages 103-108
    Published: January 15, 2018
    Released on J-STAGE: March 15, 2019
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