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Religion and state in Syria : the Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution
- Title
- Religion and state in Syria : the Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution / Thomas Pierret, University of Edinburgh.
- Author
- Pierret, Thomas.
- Publication
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
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- Description
- xiii, 276 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "This book affords an entirely new perspective on Syria as it stands at the crossroads of political, social and religious fragmentation"--
- "While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the uprising that began there in 2011 has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book, which is based on the author, ♯̥s extensive fieldwork in Syria, ♯̥s mosques and schools and on interviews with local Muslim scholars, is the first comprehensive study of the country, ♯̥s little-known religious scene and its most influential actors, the ulama. It demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, the establishment of charitable foundations, and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba, ♯ṭhist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This ambiguous relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders, and opponents. This book affords an entirely new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation"--
- Series Statement
- Cambridge Middle East studies ; 41
- Uniform Title
- Baas et islam en Syrie. English
- Cambridge Middle East studies ; 41.
- Alternative Title
- Baas et islam en Syrie.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1. The era of the 'founding sheikhs' (1920-79); 2. Landscapes after the battle (1979-2007); 3. (Re)defining orthodoxy against reformist trends; 4. The turban and the chequebook: political economy of the Syrian religious elite; 5. Ulama and Islamists in the political field; 6. Reforms and revolution; 7. Conclusion.
- Call Number
- JFE 13-5601
- ISBN
- 9781107026414 (Hardback)
- 1107026415 (Hardback)
- 9781107609907 (Paperback)
- 1107609909 (Paperback)
- LCCN
- 2012016897
- 40022149044
- OCLC
- 794272092
- Author
- Pierret, Thomas.
- Title
- Religion and state in Syria : the Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution / Thomas Pierret, University of Edinburgh.
- Imprint
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013.
- Edition
- First English edition.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Cambridge Middle East studies ; 41Cambridge Middle East studies ; 41.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-261) and index.
- Translation Of:
- Pierret, Thomas. Baas et islam en Syrie : la dynastie Assad face aux oulémas Paris : Presses universitaires de France, 2011. 329 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. (DLC) 2012409363
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40022149044
- Research Call Number
- JFE 13-5601