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Shi'i Islam and Identity - Religion, Politics and Change in the Global Muslim Community (Hardcover)
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Shi'i Islam and Identity - Religion, Politics and Change in the Global Muslim Community (Hardcover)
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From the Civil War in Lebanon to the Iranian Revolution of 1978-79,
from the dismantling of the Ba'athist regime in Iraq to the virtual
splintering of the country; and from the chaos in Afghanistan to
the victimisation of the Hazaras by the Taliban. Shi'i communities
around the world have suffered from wars, revolutions and
hostility. These problems, in different ways, have all involved a
configuration of complicated events, a heritage of historical
factors and interntional power politics that defy simplistic
explanations. Here, Lloyd Ridgeon brings together an investigation
of the nature of contemporary Shi'ism. He and his collaborators
here focus on the creation of identities- showing the diversity of
thought within the Shi'i world. They demonstrate the transnational
nature of Shi'i networs and the forces of tradition and modernity
influencing current developments in Shi'i identity both in the
Middle East and in the West. This volume looks at both the attempts
of authorities to construct a cohesive Shi'i identity (by using,
for example, Iranian school books as an indicator of sanctioned
facets of what it means to be Iranian) as well as the ways in which
identity is created and developed by minority groups in the
Diaspora. It also offers an analysis of the Hazaras of Afghanistan-
so often overlooked when attempts to understand Afghanistan are
made. It is this ethnic minority, which was so marginalised and
victimised under the Taliban that offers an example of the trend of
the rise of Islamism amongst the Shi'a. Moreover, by looking
further afield to the Shi'a of Senegal, and asking the question of
whether the Alevis of Turkey comprise part of the global Shi'i
community, this book emphasizes the ways in which traditional
patterns of social organisation are being transformed. Shi'i Islam
and Identity highlights these global networks, and shows that it is
inaccurate to speak of a 'Shi'i Crescnt'; rather, Shi'i worlds
range from Senegal, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Lebanon, Iran and Iraq,
to Turkey, Albania and to European capitals such as London and
Berlin. This book is thus of interest to those looking at modern
religion and its contemporary forms, as well as those researching
Shi'ism more specifically.
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