LEADER 03493nam 22006612 450 001 9910809559803321 005 20160419145600.0 010 $a1-139-61076-7 010 $a1-139-62564-0 010 $a1-139-61262-X 010 $a1-139-61634-X 010 $a1-139-20772-5 035 $a(CKB)2670000000329902 035 $a(EBL)1099904 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000821332 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11426068 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000821332 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10870949 035 $a(PQKB)10762483 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781139207720 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1099904 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1099904 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10753027 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL515098 035 $a(OCoLC)828929542 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000329902 100 $a20111129d2013|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aReligion and state in Syria $ethe Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution /$fThomas Pierret, University of Edinburgh$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st English ed. 210 1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2013. 215 $a1 online resource (xiii, 275 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aCambridge Middle East studies ;$v41 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-107-60990-9 311 $a1-107-02641-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 245-261) and index. 327 $aMachine 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. 330 $aWhile Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, charitable foundations and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba'thist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders and opponents. This book affords a new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation. 410 0$aCambridge Middle East studies ;$v41. 517 3 $aReligion & State in Syria 606 $aUlama$xPolitical activity$zSyria 607 $aSyria$xPolitics and government$y20th century 607 $aSyria$xPolitics and government$y21st century 615 0$aUlama$xPolitical activity 676 $a322/.1095691 686 $aPOL040020$2bisacsh 700 $aPierret$b Thomas$0782993 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910809559803321 996 $aReligion and state in Syria$91739060 997 $aUNINA