In the shadow of sectarianism : law, Shi'ism, and the making of modern Lebanon.

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 aro...

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Autor principal: Weiss, Max
Format: Ouvrage
Idioma:Anglais
Publicat: Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2010.
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Accés en línia:Compte rendu en ligne : REMMM, n° 133, 2013.
Taula de continguts:
  • Shiʻism, sectarianism, modernity
  • The incomplete nationalization of Jabal ʻAmil
  • The modernity of Shiʻi tradition
  • Institutionalizing personal status
  • Practicing sectarianism
  • Adjudicating society at the Jaʻfari court
  • ʻAmili Shiʻis into Shiʻi Lebanese?
  • Epilogue: making Lebanon sectarian.