시리아의 기독교인들: 공동체 역사의 재구축 = Christians in Syria: The Reconstruction of Their Communal History

다국어 초록 (Multilingual Abstract)

Syrian/Syriac Orthodox Christians (Suriyan) who live in Syria have a refugee origin. As a quest for their survival, these Christians have attempted to construct a model for their political identity and concentrate on communal activities, which fall within the wider framework of national politics. The Syrian government has attempted to integrate different religious, tribal and ethnic groups by adopting an ideology of religious-multiculturalism, which regards Christian heritage as one of the cultures of Syrians. The Syrian/Syriac Orthodox Christians reinterpret their origin myth which comprises the legends of the Holy Face of Edessa, or the Mandylion of Christ, and attempt to claim their apostolic origin and the continuity of their community in Syria since the time of ancient Christian Kingdom of Edessa. The legend becomes symbolic resources for these Christians to reclaim their Syrianness and to construct a secure position within the framework of Syrian national politics.