Between Jabal ʿAmil, Karbala and Jerusalem

The Lebanese Shi‘a and the Struggle for Palestine

AvGidon Windecker

Inbunden, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

This book tells the story of the Lebanese Shi’a and their development from a marginalized, discriminated minority to a highly politicized community that has given birth to Hezbollah, one of the most powerful paramilitary forces in the contemporary Middle East.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-09-14
Mått:155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt:530 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Muslims in Global Societies Series
Antal sidor:209
Förlag:Springer International Publishing AG
ISBN:9783031384493

Utforska kategorier

Islam inom Filosofi och religion
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Dr. Gidon Windecker is a social scientist and development consultant who combines his academic skills with his proficiency in non-profit and government consultation. He lived and worked in the Middle East for seventeen years, mainly in the Levant and the Gulf. He was the head of the Regional Office for the Gulf States of the Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation, a renowned German Think Tank, and has many years of experience as a researcher and advisor on human rights and civil society development in Palestine, Israel and Lebanon. His areas of expertise are Middle Eastern politics and society, international relations, and conflict transformation. He is a speaker and published author of several research papers. He currently works for the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Shi‘a and the Power of Ideology.- Chapter 2. Lebanese Shi’i Scholars and the Rise of Zionism.- Chapter 3. Mūsā aṣ-Ṣadr: Palestine and the Struggle for South Lebanon.- Chapter 4. Faḍlallah’s Discourse between Dialogue and Jihad.- Chapter 5. Naṣrallah and the Power of Martyrdom.- Chapter 6. Conclusions: Anti-Jewish Narratives in the Service of Political Agendas.