Shiite Lebanon Transnational Religion and the Making of National Identities (History and Society of the Modern Middle East)

by RShaery-Eisenloh (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2008

  $88.54

  Presents a framework for understanding Shi'ite national politics in Lebanon. This book recasts the relationship between religion and nationalism in the Middle East. It reconsiders not only the politics of the established leadership of Shi'ites, but also the everyday and popular practices of identity production in Lebanon.