La Revue Phénicienne
La Revue Phénicienne was a political journal which was published in Beirut between July and December 1919. Although it appeared for a short period, it is one of the early publications emphasizing the Phoenician identity of the Lebanese people.
| Categories | Political magazine |
|---|---|
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Founder | Charles Corm |
| Founded | 1919 |
| First issue | July 1919 |
| Final issue | December 1919 |
| Country | Lebanon |
| Based in | Beirut |
| Language | French |
History and profile
La Revue Phénicienne was established by Charles Corm, and its first issue appeared in July 1919.[1] It was published in French.[2] The journal came out monthly until December 1919 when it folded[1] after producing four issues.[2]
Contributors, ideology and content
The major figures who were affiliated with the Revue included Michel Chiha, Alfred Naqqache, Fuad Al Khoury and Jacques Tabet.[3] They were Francophile writers, businessmen, lawyers and administrators.[1] Charles Corm published many articles in the Revue under different pseudonyms.[1] Another contributor was Bulus Nujaym, a Maronite from Jounieh.[4] They all supported the idea of the Greater Lebanon, and Michel Chiha was the ideologue of this approach.[5]
The Revue promoted the Phoenicianism which was considered to be the origin of the Lebanese people's cultural and national identity and also, the model for the Lebanese service economy.[3] The journal was also a supporter of the establishment of the Greater Syria and had a clear anti-Arab political stance.[1] However, Bulus Nujaym was an ardent supporter of the establishment of the Greater Lebanon dissociated from Syria.[4] The articles featured in the Revue were concerned with the socio-political, economic and historical topics related to Syria and Lebanon.[1] It also contained essays on literature.[2] The Revue focused on the economy of Lebanon which was cited as the reason for the need to establish the Greater Syria.[4]
References
- Asher Kaufman (2004). "'Tell Us Our History': Charles Corm, Mount Lebanon and Lebanese Nationalism". Middle Eastern Studies. 40 (3): 4–5. doi:10.1080/0026320042000213438. S2CID 143524779.
- Francesco Mazzucotelli (2022). "On the Shores of Phoenicia: Phoenicianism, Political Maronitism, and Christian Nationalism in Lebanon". In Jan Záhořík; Antonio M. Morone (eds.). Histories of Nationalism beyond Europe. Myths, Elitism and Transnational Connections. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 53. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-92676-2_4. ISBN 978-3-030-92676-2.
- Fawwaz Traboulsi (2012). A History of Modern Lebanon (2nd ed.). London: Pluto Press. p. 93. doi:10.2307/j.ctt183p4f5. ISBN 9780745332741. JSTOR j.ctt183p4f5.
- A. Kaufman (2001). "Pheonicianism: The Formation of an Identity in Lebanon of 1920". Middle Eastern Studies. 37 (1): 180, 183. doi:10.1080/714004369. S2CID 145206887.
- Tamara Chalabi (2006). The Shi'is of Jabal 'Amil and the New Lebanon. Community and Nation-State, 1918–1943. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 88. doi:10.1057/9781403982940. ISBN 978-1-4039-8294-0.