In the shadow of sectarianism [[electronic resource] ] : law, Shi'ism, and the making of modern Lebanon / / Max Weiss

• Autore: Weiss Max <1977->
• Pubblicazione: Cambridge, Mass., : Harvard University Press, 2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Disciplina: 305.6/9782095692
• Soggetto topico: Shīʻah - Lebanon; Status (Law) - Lebanon; Religion and state - Lebanon
• Soggetto geografico: Lebanon Ethnic relations
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Prologue : Shiʻism, sectarianism, modernity -- The incomplete nationalization of Jabal ʻAmil -- The modernity of Shiʻi tradition -- Institutionalizing personal status -- Practicing sectarianism -- Adjudicating society at the Jaʻfari court -- ʻAmili Shiʻis into Shiʻi Lebanese? -- Epilogue : Making Lebanon sectarian.
• Sommario/riassunto: Using Arabic-language sources that have never before been studied or analyzed, Max Weiss paints a nuanced picture of sectarianism in Lebanon under the French Mandate. He demonstrates that sectarianism evolved long before the phenomenon known as “political Shi’ism.” This groundbreaking and deeply researched book is not merely narrative history; it also incorporates some of the latest critical theory about religious modernity and colonialism. Weiss illustrates the power of sectarianism as both a conceptual category and as a set of practices which can be a force for good and positive change as well as for division and destruction. By foregrounding historical forces that shape and direct sectarianism, he also shows how dimensions of sectarianism that no longer serve a society can be overcome with time.
• Titolo autorizzato: In the shadow of sectarianism
• ISBN: 0-674-05957-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789808303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II