The new sectarianism : the Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni divide
Geneive Abdo
Bok · Engelsk · 2017
| Omfang | x, 250 sider : kart
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| Opplysninger | Machine 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.. - " 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
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| ISBN | 9780190233143
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