Ayatollahs, Sufis and Ideologies: State, Religion and Social Movements in Iraq - Rilegato

Iraqi Cultural Forum (London, England); Birkbeck College

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0863569129 ISBN 13: 9780863569128

Casa editrice: Al Saqi, 2002

Riassunto

This book is the first comprehensive study of Islam and Islamism in Iraq. It begins by presenting the multitude of forms and structures of religion present there: from organized religion to the myriad patterns of popular religion, as well as the various Islamist social movements and organizations in existence. All serving social, political and economic functions that are complex and intricate.

It also attempts to avoid the oversimplified current views on the nature of Islam and its roles within Iraq, especially with regard to the interplay between ethnicity and religion: the trilogy of Kurds, Shi'is and Sunnis, who presumably lead a strained, antagonistic relationship. While focusing on the unique nature of religion and state-religion tensions in Iraq, the book includes detailed comparisons with other Middle Eastern countries, mainly Iran.

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L'autore

Faleh Jabar is a visiting fellow at the School of Politics and Sociology, Birbeck College, London University. He has written extensively about Iraq and the Middle East. He is the editor of Post-Marxism and the Middle East and Ayatollahs, Sufis and Ideologues: State, Religion and Social Movements in Iraq, both published by Saqi Books.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Al Saqi
• Data di pubblicazione: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0863569129
• ISBN 13: 9780863569128
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 290
• Redattore: Abd Al-Jabbar Falih, Jabar Faleh