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Record Nr.

UNINA9910746083203321

Autore

Windecker Gidon

Titolo

Between Jabal ʿAmil, Karbala and Jerusalem : The Lebanese Shi‘a and the Struggle for Palestine / / by Gidon Windecker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2023

ISBN

9783031384509

3031384504

Edizione

[1st ed. 2023.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 pages)

Collana

Muslims in Global Societies Series, , 2543-053X ; ; 11

Disciplina

290.956

305.69782095692

Soggetti

Religions

Middle East

Islam and the social sciences

Islamic sociology

Religion and politics

Religion and sociology

Middle Eastern Religions

Social Scientific Studies of Islam

Politics and Religion

Sociology of Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shi‘a and the Power of Ideology -- Chapter 2. Lebanese Shi’i Scholars and the Rise of Zionism -- Chapter 3. Mūsā aṣ-Ṣadr: Palestine and the Struggle for South Lebanon -- Chapter 4. Faḍlallah’s Discourse between Dialogue and Jihad -- Chapter 5. Naṣrallah and the Power of Martyrdom -- Chapter 6. Conclusions: Anti-Jewish Narratives in the Service of Political Agendas.

Sommario/riassunto

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East. It explores the



Arab-Israeli conflict through the lens of Shi’a intellectuals and scholars from South Lebanon, and chronologically reflects on trending perceptions of Palestine, the Zionist movement, and the Jewish community in Lebanon. The monograph illustrates how Zionism and the establishment of Israel played a decisive role in the intellectual revival of early Muslim perceptions of Jews. It demonstrates how political conflicts after 1948 have impacted the work of scholars such as Musa as-Sadr and Muhammad Hussein Fadlallah, and have triggered the formation of social and Islamist movements. It also shows how Hezbollah’s leaders have used religious sources and Western anti-Jewish narratives to construct a deep-rooted ideology to support their struggle for South Lebanon and Palestine. The combination of social needs, religious beliefs and political interests forms the core of the analysis. This text appeals to students and researchers working within the convergence of politics and Middle Eastern religions.