Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Political Islam
Hizbullah's Institutional Identity
Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Middle East Religions, Islam, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International
| Author: | Mohanad Hage Ali | ISBN: | 9783319604268 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing | Publication: | September 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mohanad Hage Ali |
| ISBN: | 9783319604268 |
| Publisher: | Springer International Publishing |
| Publication: | September 7, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Language: | English |
This book sheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals and supernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi’a community. The author examines how Hizbullah has altered its institutional structure and reconstructed Lebanese Shi’a history in a manner similar to that of nationalist movements. Through fieldwork and research, the project finds that Hizbullah has centralized around the concept of Wilayat al-Fagih (Gaurdianship of the Islamic Jurists): in essence, the absolute authority of Iran’s Supreme Leader over the Shi’a “nation.”
This book sheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals and supernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi’a community. The author examines how Hizbullah has altered its institutional structure and reconstructed Lebanese Shi’a history in a manner similar to that of nationalist movements. Through fieldwork and research, the project finds that Hizbullah has centralized around the concept of Wilayat al-Fagih (Gaurdianship of the Islamic Jurists): in essence, the absolute authority of Iran’s Supreme Leader over the Shi’a “nation.”
