From Jihad to Muqawamah: The Case of Hizballah in Lebanon
The history and politics of the Middle-East are often understood as a battle-field where various religious currents and ethnic factions are constantly struggling for hegemony. In contrast, in this paper I argue that this history and politics is better understood as a struggle between two competing w...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2018
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Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions
Jahr: 2018, Band: 6, Seiten: 38-59 |
| weitere Schlagwörter: | B
Lebanon
B Resistance B Hizballah B Jihad B Muqawamah B Syria |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The history and politics of the Middle-East are often understood as a battle-field where various religious currents and ethnic factions are constantly struggling for hegemony. In contrast, in this paper I argue that this history and politics is better understood as a struggle between two competing world-views or political theologies: the exclusionary world-view of Jihad on the one hand, and the inclusive world-view of Muqawamah, on the other. Focusing on Hizballah in Lebanon as my case-study, I show how this Islamic movement has traded a discourse that emphasizes Jihad, to one that emphasizes resistance. By so doing, I argue, Hizballah's discourse of resistance provided a common-ground for cooperation with other forces and groups on the local, regional, and global scene. |
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| ISSN: | 2009-7409 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions, Journal of the Irish Society for the Academic Study of Religions
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