Shiites of Lebanon Under Ottoman Rule, 1516-1788

Klappentext This book offers a perspective on the previously ignored history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society. Zusammenfassung The Shiites of Lebanon under Ottoman Rule provides a perspective on the previously ignored history of the Shiites as a constituent of Lebanese society! calling into question the historic place within 'Lebanon' of what has today become the country's largest and most activist sectarian community. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. Shiism in the Ottoman empire: between confessional ambiguity and administrative pragmatism; 2. The invention of Lebanon: Ottoman governance in the coastal highlands, 1568-1636; 3. Mount Lebanon under Shiite rule: the Hamada 'Emirate,' 1641-85; 4. The reshaping of authority: the Shiites and the state in crisis, 1685-99; 5. Jabal 'Amil in the Ottoman period: the origins of 'South Lebanon', 1666-1781; 6. From dependence to redundancy: the decline of Shiite rule in Tripoli and the Bekaa, 1699-1788; 7. Conclusion; Bibliography.

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• Authors: Stefan Winter, Stefan (Universite Du Quebec ... Montreal) Winter, Stefan (Universite Du Quebec a Montreal) Winter
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 25.10.2012
• EAN: 9781107411432
• ISBN: 978-1-107-41143-2
• No. of pages: 220
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Islamic C
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous