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- Summary
- "This book is a historical and sociological reading of the relation between Sunnis and Shias from the inception of the dispute for Mohammed's succession until today. It is divided in two parts. The first part offers a comprehensive history of the divide. It shows how Shiism was, during much of the Middle Ages, the main contestation ideology of the caliphate, but also how Sunnism and Shiism converged as Shiism progressively ceased to be an esoteric and politically radical doctrine to espouse a number of tenets of mainstream Islam. It shows the political dynamics that runs beneath theological debates and, in particular, how the Sunni/Shia conflict was revived when the Safavids made Shiism an official state religion on the model of Sunnism. On the contrary, when faced with the colonial challenge, Sunni and Shia reformists closed ranks and collaborated. The second part of the book offers a socio-historical account of some national contexts in which the Sunni/Shia divide shapes the society and the politics: Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen and Lebanon. It shows that in each of these countries the sectarian divide is shaped by very specific historical and social circumstances. Sunni and Shia identities are associated with ethnic, regional, statutory and economic identities. In most cases the relations between Sunnis and Shias are shaped by typical majority/minority dynamics. They can lead to conflict but dynamics of emulation often emerges from conflicts, which are particularly obvious when Sunni and Shia Islamic movements compete"--
- Language
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- eng
- fre
- eng
- Extent
- 227 pages
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Contents
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- Pragmatic sectarianism? Sunnis and Shi'a in Saudi Arabia and Iran
- Yemen: Zaydism between Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Lebanon: The search for a new sectarian pact
- Caliphate and Imamate
- Rivalry and convergence
- Islam as ideology: Sunni and Shi'a Islamism
- Islamist international?
- From Pan-Islamism to Sectarianism
- Iraq: On the frontier of Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Bahrain: The legacy of a conquest
- Pakistan: From Muslim state to Islamic state
- Isbn
- 9780691186610
- Label
- Sunnis and Shi'a : a political history of discord
- Title
- Sunnis and Shi'a
- Title remainder
- a political history of discord
- Statement of responsibility
- Laurence Louër ; translated by Ethan Rundell
- Language
-
- eng
- fre
- eng
- Summary
- "This book is a historical and sociological reading of the relation between Sunnis and Shias from the inception of the dispute for Mohammed's succession until today. It is divided in two parts. The first part offers a comprehensive history of the divide. It shows how Shiism was, during much of the Middle Ages, the main contestation ideology of the caliphate, but also how Sunnism and Shiism converged as Shiism progressively ceased to be an esoteric and politically radical doctrine to espouse a number of tenets of mainstream Islam. It shows the political dynamics that runs beneath theological debates and, in particular, how the Sunni/Shia conflict was revived when the Safavids made Shiism an official state religion on the model of Sunnism. On the contrary, when faced with the colonial challenge, Sunni and Shia reformists closed ranks and collaborated. The second part of the book offers a socio-historical account of some national contexts in which the Sunni/Shia divide shapes the society and the politics: Iraq, Bahrain, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen and Lebanon. It shows that in each of these countries the sectarian divide is shaped by very specific historical and social circumstances. Sunni and Shia identities are associated with ethnic, regional, statutory and economic identities. In most cases the relations between Sunnis and Shias are shaped by typical majority/minority dynamics. They can lead to conflict but dynamics of emulation often emerges from conflicts, which are particularly obvious when Sunni and Shia Islamic movements compete"--
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- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- DGU/DLC
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- Louër, Laurence
- Dewey number
- 297.8/042
- Illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- Language note
- Translated from the French
- LC call number
- BP194.16
- LC item number
- .L6813 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Rundell, Ethan S.
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Shīʻah
- Sunnites
- Islam
- Islam and politics
- Label
- Sunnis and Shi'a : a political history of discord, Laurence Louër ; translated by Ethan Rundell
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Pragmatic sectarianism? Sunnis and Shi'a in Saudi Arabia and Iran
- Yemen: Zaydism between Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Lebanon: The search for a new sectarian pact
- Caliphate and Imamate
- Rivalry and convergence
- Islam as ideology: Sunni and Shi'a Islamism
- Islamist international?
- From Pan-Islamism to Sectarianism
- Iraq: On the frontier of Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Bahrain: The legacy of a conquest
- Pakistan: From Muslim state to Islamic state
- Control code
- on1110124615
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 227 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691186610
- Lccn
- 2019027366
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110124615
- Label
- Sunnis and Shi'a : a political history of discord, Laurence Louër ; translated by Ethan Rundell
- Note
- Source of cataloging data: WCP
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- Pragmatic sectarianism? Sunnis and Shi'a in Saudi Arabia and Iran
- Yemen: Zaydism between Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Lebanon: The search for a new sectarian pact
- Caliphate and Imamate
- Rivalry and convergence
- Islam as ideology: Sunni and Shi'a Islamism
- Islamist international?
- From Pan-Islamism to Sectarianism
- Iraq: On the frontier of Sunnism and Shi'ism
- Bahrain: The legacy of a conquest
- Pakistan: From Muslim state to Islamic state
- Control code
- on1110124615
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 227 pages
- Isbn
- 9780691186610
- Lccn
- 2019027366
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- maps
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1110124615
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