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Record Nr.

UNINA9910779615403321

Autore

Pall Zoltan

Titolo

Lebanese Salafis between the Gulf and Europe [[electronic resource] ] : development, fractionalization and transnational networks of Salafism in Lebanon / / Zoltan Pall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, c2013

ISBN

90-485-1723-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (117 p.)

Collana

Forum publications

Disciplina

297.09595

Soggetti

Salafīyah - Lebanon

Lebanese

Lebanon

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Introduction -- 1 What is Salafism? -- 2 The Development of Salafism in Tripoli and Northern Lebanon -- 3 The Emergence of Salafi Factions in Tripoli -- 4 Mobilization Structures -- 5 The Development of Transnational Islamic Charity Organizations: The Case of Jama’iyyat Ihya’ al-Turath al-Islami -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Salafism is one of the most dynamic and rapidly growing Islamic movements and it is impossible to understand contemporary Islam without taking account of it. The movement has reached almost every corner of the Muslim world, and its transnational networks span the globe. Despite the importance of Salafism, scholars have only recently begun to pay serious attention to the movement, and while the body of literature on Salafism is growing, there are still many lacunae. The Lebanese context adopted by the author of this important study provides an excellent opportunity to explore the dynamics of th