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The Shi'ites of Lebanon

Modernism, Communism, and Hizbullah's Islamists

By: Rula Jurdi Abisaab,Malek Abisaab

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The Shi'ites of Lebanon

Modernism, Communism, and Hizbullah's Islamists

By: Rula Jurdi Abisaab,Malek Abisaab

The complex history of Lebanese Shi‘ites has traditionally been portrayed as rooted in religious and sectarian forces. The Abisaabs uncover a more nuanced account in which colonialism, the modern state, social class, and provincial politics profoundly shaped Shi‘i society. The authors trace the sociopolitical, economic, and intellectual transformation of the Shi‘ites of Lebanon from 1920 during the French colonial period until the late twentieth century. They shed light on the relationship of contemporary Islamic militancy with traditions of religious modernism and leftism in both Lebanon and Iraq. Analyzing the interaction between sacred and secular features of modern Shi‘ite society, the authors clearly follow the group’s turn toward religious revolution and away from secular activism. This book transforms our understanding of twentieth-century Lebanese history and demonstrates how the rise of Hizbullah was conditioned by Shi‘ites’ consistent marginalization and neglect by the Lebanese state.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815653018

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9780815653011

Converting Persia

Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire

By: Rula Abisaab

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Converting Persia

Religion and Power in the Safavid Empire

By: Rula Abisaab

Converting Persia' explains how Iran was to acquire one of its defining characteristics: its Shi'ism. Under the Safavids (1501-1736 CE), Persia adopted Shi'ism as its official religion. Rula Abisaab explains how and why this specific brand of Shi'ism - urban and legally-based - was brought to the region by leading Arab 'Ulama from Ottoman Syria, and changed the face of the region till this day. These emigre scholars furnished distinct sources of legitimacy for the Safavid monarchs, and an ideological defense against the Ottomans. Just as important at the time was a conscious and vivid process of Persianization both at the state level and in society. Converting Persia is vital reading for anthropologists, historians and scholars of religion, and any interested in Safavid Persia, in Shi'ism, and in the wider history of the Middle East."Rula Abisaab has provided us with a remarkable study of Safavid Iran. Her work throws new light on the interplay of religion and society and will be a crucial work for all interested in the making of modern Iran." -Abbas Amanat, Professor of History, Yale University.

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I.B. Tauris

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186064970X

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9781860649707

The Shi'ites of Lebanon

Modernism, Communism, and Hizbullah's Islamists

By: Rula Jurdi Abisaab,Malek Abisaab

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Modernism, Communism, and Hizbullah's Islamists

By: Rula Jurdi Abisaab,Malek Abisaab

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Distant Relations

Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years

By: H. E. Chehabi

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Distant Relations

Iran and Lebanon in the Last 500 Years

By: H. E. Chehabi

This book is of vital importance to understand the background of current politics in the Iran-Lebanon region - from the creation of Hizbullah to the radicalization of Iranian politics

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1860645615

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9781860645617

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The Shi'ites of Lebanon

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Converting Persia

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