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Sectarianism Without Sects (Hardcover)
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This volume analyses the transformation of social sectarianism into
political sectarianism across the Arab world. Using a framework of
social theories and socio-historical analysis, the book
distinguishes between 'ta'ifa', or 'sect', and modern 'ta'ifiyya',
'sectarianism', arguing that sectarianism itself produces
'imaginary sects'. It charts and explains the evolution of these
phenomena and their development in Arab and Islamic history, as
distinct from other concepts used to study religious groups within
Western contexts. Bishara documents the role played by internal and
external factors and rivalries among political elites in the
formulation of sectarian identity, citing both historical and
contemporary models. He contends that sectarianism does not derive
from sect, but rather that sectarianism resurrects the sect in the
collective consciousness and reproduces it as an imagined community
under modern political and historical conditions. 'Sectarianism
Without Sects' is a vital resource for engaging with the sectarian
crisis in the Arab world. It provides a detailed historical
background to the emergence of sect in the region, as well as a
complex theoretical exploration of how social identities have
assumed political significance in the struggle for power over the
state.
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