The Shi'ite movement in Iraq

by Jabar, Faleh A.

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Full title :The Shi'ite movement in Iraq / Faleh A. Jabar

Summary

Shi'i Islam has been the focus of sustained attention since the success of the Iranian revolution in 1979. Yet beyond the Iranian case, the role of Shi'ism in politics across the Middle East has attracted little serious research. Even less attention has been given to Shi'ism and Shi'ite militancy in Iraq - which preceded the Iranian revolution - and less still to their nature and origins; the social movements they engendered; the ideological responses they gave rise to; and their specific sources of power and legitimacy.

This book attempts to fill the gap in our understanding of Shi'ite ideology and social and cultural identity in Iraq. It is also a useful resource for analysis of the current conflict in Iraq, as the suppressed, majority Shi'ites are certain to play a crucial role in any future shaping of that country.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2003

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Saqi Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2003

The Physical Object

Description:391 s. : : kort

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:0863563953, 0863569889, 9780863569883, 9780863563959
oclc:ocn894220036
LC Classification:DS70.8.S55
Dewey Decimal:322.109567

Subjects

Chiites -- Activité politique -- Irak Chiites -- Histoire -- 20e siècle. -- I… historie History Irak Irak -- Politique et gouvernement -- 19… Iraq Iraq -- Politics and government -- 1958- Islam Islam and politics Islam and politics -- Iraq Islam and state Islam and state -- Iraq Islam et État -- Irak Kulturelle forhold Mouvements sociaux -- Irak Politics and government RELIGION Shiites Shiites -- History -- 20th century. -- …