Contrary to the conventional wisdom that sectarianism is intrinsically linked to violence, bloodshed, or social disharmony, Max Weiss uncovers the complex roots of Shi?i sectarianism in twentieth-century Lebanon.The template for conflicted relations between the Lebanese state and Shi?i society arose under French Mandate rule through a process of gradual transformation, long before the political mobilization of the Shi?i community under the charismatic Imam Musa al-Sadr and his Movement of the Deprived, and decades before the radicalization linked to Hizballah. Throughout the period, the Shi?i community was buffeted by crosscutting political, religious, and ideological currents: transnational affiliations versus local concerns, the competing pull of Arab nationalism and Lebanese nationalism, loyalty to Jabal ?Amil, the cultural heartland of Shi?i Lebanon, and the modernization of religious and juridical traditions.Uncoupling the beginnings of modern Shi?i collective identity from the rise of political Shi?ism, Weiss 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
Using Arabic-language sources that have never before been studied or analyzed, Max Weiss paints a nuanced picture of sectarianism in Lebanon under the French Mandate. He demonstrates that sectarianism evolved long before the phenomenon known as "e;political Shi'ism."e; This groundbreaking and deeply researched book is not merely narrative history; it also incorporates some of the latest critical theory about religious modernity and colonialism. Weiss illustrates the power of sectarianism as both a conceptual category and as a set of practices which can be a force for good and positive change as well as for division and destruction. By foregrounding historical forces that shape and direct sectarianism, he also shows how dimensions of sectarianism that no longer serve a society can be overcome with time.
Zusammenfassung
Using Arabic-language sources that have never before been studied or analyzed, Max Weiss paints a nuanced picture of sectarianism in Lebanon under the French Mandate. He demonstrates that sectarianism evolved long before the phenomenon known as "e;political Shi'ism."e; This groundbreaking and deeply researched book is not merely narrative history; it also incorporates some of the latest critical theory about religious modernity and colonialism. Weiss illustrates the power of sectarianism as both a conceptual category and as a set of practices which can be a force for good and positive change as well as for division and destruction. By foregrounding historical forces that shape and direct sectarianism, he also shows how dimensions of sectarianism that no longer serve a society can be overcome with time.
Titel
In the Shadow of Sectarianism
Untertitel
Law, Shi?ism, and the Making of Modern Lebanon
Autor
EAN
9780674059573
Format
E-Book (pdf)
Hersteller
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Veröffentlichung
15.10.2010
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
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