LEADER 03947nam 2200505 450 001 9910136230703321 005 20170925185517.0 010 $a0-19-023316-8 010 $a0-19-023317-6 010 $a0-19-023315-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000915833 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001585072 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4721623 035 $a(PPN)229068979 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000915833 100 $a20160523h20172017 uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe new sectarianism $ethe Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni divide /$fGeneive Abdo 210 1$aNew York, NY :$cOxford University Press,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource $cmap (black and white) 311 $a0-19-023314-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aMachine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Of History and Memory -- Chapter 1: Mullahs and the Militias -- Chapter 2: The Sunni Salafists -- Chapter 3: The Salafi Politicos -- Chapter 4: Lebanon: Sectarianism and the Modern State -- Chapter 5: Bahrain and the Shi'a Question -- Chapter 6: Sectarian Conflict on the Regional Stage -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $a" The Shi'a-Sunni conflict is one of the most significant outcomes arising from the Arab rebellions. Yet, there is little understanding of who is driving this tension and the underlying causes. By delving deeply into the historical factors leading up to the present-day conflict, The New Sectarianism sheds new light on how Shi'a and Sunni perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected the Arab world, and why the dream of a pan-Islamic awakening was misplaced. Geneive Abdo describes a historical backdrop that serves as a counterpoint to Western media coverage of the so-called Arab Spring. Already by the 1970s, she says, Shi'a and Sunni communities had begun to associate their religious beliefs and practices with personal identity, replacing their fragile loyalty to the nation state. By the time the Arab risings erupted into their full fury in early 2011, there was fertile ground for instability. The ensuing clash--between Islamism and Nationalism, Shi'a and Sunni, and other factions within these communities-- has resulted in unprecedented violence. So, Abdo asks, what does religion have to do with it? This sectarian conflict is often presented by the West as rivalry over land use, political power, or access to education. However, Abdo persuasively argues that it must be understood as flowing directly from religious difference and the associated identities that this difference has conferred on both Shi'a and Sunni. The New Sectarianism considers the causes for this conflict in key countries such as Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Bahrain and the development of regional trends. Abdo argues that in these regions religion matters, not only in how it is utilized by extremists, moderate Islamists, and dictators alike for political purposes, but how it perpetually evolves and is perceived and practiced among the vast majority of Muslims. Shi'a and Sunni today are not battling over territory alone; they are fighting for their claim to a true Islamic identity. "--$cProvided by publisher. 606 $aSunnites$xRelations$xShi??ah 606 $aShi??ah$xRelations$xSunnites 606 $aArab Spring, 2010- 615 0$aSunnites$xRelations$xShi??ah. 615 0$aShi??ah$xRelations$xSunnites. 615 0$aArab Spring, 2010- 676 $a297.8042 686 $aREL037000$aREL037050$2bisacsh 700 $aAbdo$b Geneive$f1960-$01089387 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910136230703321 996 $aThe new sectarianism$92747601 997 $aUNINA