In the Shadow of Sectarianism - Law, Shi?ism, and the Making of Modern Lebanon

Informationen zum Autor Max Weiss is Assistant Professor of History and Near Eastern Studies at Princeton University, and a junior fellow at the Society of Fellows, Harvard University. Klappentext Uncovers the complex roots of Shi'i sectarianism in twentieth-century Lebanon. Uncoupling the beginnings of modern Shi'i collective identity from the rise of political Shi'ism, this title transforms our understanding of the nature of sectarianism and shows why in Lebanon it has been both so productive and so destructive at the same time. Zusammenfassung Uncovers the complex roots of Shi'i sectarianism in twentieth-century Lebanon. Uncoupling the beginnings of modern Shi'i collective identity from the rise of political Shi'ism! this title transforms our understanding of the nature of sectarianism and shows why in Lebanon it has been both so productive and so destructive at the same time.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Max Weiss, Weiss Max
• Editore: Harvard University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 30.10.2010
• EAN: 9780674052987
• ISBN: 978-0-674-05298-7
• Pagine: 356
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Altre religioni; Islam, Geography, HISTORY / Middle East / General, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies, Middle East, RELIGION / Islam / Shi'a, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Middle Eastern history, Religion and Politics, Relating to Islamic / Muslim people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General