03493nam 22006612 450 991078615980332120160419145600.01-139-61076-71-139-62564-01-139-61262-X1-139-61634-X1-139-20772-5(CKB)2670000000329902(EBL)1099904(SSID)ssj0000821332(PQKBManifestationID)11426068(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821332(PQKBWorkID)10870949(PQKB)10762483(UkCbUP)CR9781139207720(MiAaPQ)EBC1099904(Au-PeEL)EBL1099904(CaPaEBR)ebr10753027(CaONFJC)MIL515098(OCoLC)828929542(EXLCZ)99267000000032990220111129d2013|||| uy| 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierReligion and state in Syria the Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution /Thomas Pierret, University of Edinburgh[electronic resource]1st English ed.Cambridge :Cambridge University Press,2013.1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Cambridge Middle East studies ;41Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).1-107-60990-9 1-107-02641-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-261) and index.Machine generated contents note: 1. The era of the 'founding sheikhs' (1920-79); 2. Landscapes after the battle (1979-2007); 3. (Re)defining orthodoxy against reformist trends; 4. The turban and the chequebook: political economy of the Syrian religious elite; 5. Ulama and Islamists in the political field; 6. Reforms and revolution; 7. Conclusion.While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, charitable foundations and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba'thist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders and opponents. This book affords a new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation.Cambridge Middle East studies ;41.Religion & State in SyriaUlamaPolitical activitySyriaSyriaPolitics and government20th centurySyriaPolitics and government21st centuryUlamaPolitical activity322/.1095691POL040020bisacshPierret Thomas782993UkCbUPUkCbUPBOOK9910786159803321Religion and state in Syria1739060UNINA