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Author Rabil, Robert G., author.

Title Salafism in Lebanon : from apoliticism to transnational jihadism / Robert G. Rabil.

Publication Info. Washington, DC : Georgetown University Pres, [2014]
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 283 pages)
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Physical Medium polychrome
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents 1 Creed, Ideology, and Manhaj (Methodology) of Salafism: A Historical and Contemporaneous Framework 21 -- 2 Path to Salafism 59 -- 3 Quietest Salafi Ideology of Sheilch Sad al-Din Muhammad al-Kibbi 93 -- 4 Activist (Haraki) Salafi Ideology of Sheikh Zakariya 'Abd al-Razaq al-Masri 109 -- 5 Emergence and Ideology of the Salafi-jihadi Usbat al-Ansar 133 -- 6 Salafism, Confessional Politics, and Shi'a Ascendancy; Al-Infitab (Opening Up) or the Rise to Rebellion? 153 -- 7 Sunni Leadership and Salafism: Political Expediency and Self-Denial 191 -- 8 Salafism, the Divided House, and the Syrian Rebellion: jihad in the Path of Allah 213.
Summary Salafism, comprised of fundamentalist Islamic movements whose adherents consider themselves the only "saved" sect of Islam, has been little studied, remains shrouded in misconceptions, and has provoked new interest as Salafists have recently staked a claim to power in some Arab states while spearheading battles against "infidel" Arab regimes during recent rebellions in the Arab world. Robert G. Rabil examines the emergence and development of Salafism into a prominent religious movement in Lebanon, including the ideological and sociopolitical foundation that led to the three different schools of Salafism in Lebanon: quietist Salafists, Haraki (active) Salafists; and Salafi Jihadists. Emphasizing their manhaj (methodology) toward politics, the author surveys Salafists' ideological transformation from opponents to supporters of political engagement. Their antagonism to Hezbollah, which they denounce as the party of Satan, has risen exponentially following the party's seizure of Beirut in 2008 and support of the tyrannical Syrian regime. Salafism in Lebanon also demonstrates how activists and jihadi Salafists, in response to the political weakness of Sunni leadership, have threatened regional and international security by endorsing violence and jihad. Drawing on field research trips, personal interviews, and Arabic primary sources, the book explores the relationship between the ideologies of the various schools of Salafism and their praxis in relation to Lebanese politics. The book should interest students and scholars of Islamic movements, international affairs, politics and religion, and radical groups and terrorism.
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Subject Salafīyah -- Lebanon.
Salafīyah.
Lebanon.
Islam and politics -- Lebanon.
Islam and politics.
Islamic fundamentalism -- Lebanon.
Islamic fundamentalism.
Identity politics -- Lebanon.
Identity politics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Other Form: Print version: Rabil, Robert G. Salafism in Lebanon 9781626161160 (DLC) 2014011322 (OCoLC)875675030
ISBN 9781626161184 (electronic book)
1626161186 (electronic book)
9781626161160
162616116X
9781626161177
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