Sunnis and Shi'a (eBook)

A Political History

Laurence Louer (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
240 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-19964-1 (ISBN)

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A compelling history of the ancient schism that continues to divide the Islamic worldWhen Muhammad died in 632 without a male heir, Sunnis contended that the choice of a successor should fall to his closest companions, but Shi'a believed that God had inspired the Prophet to appoint his cousin and son-in-law, Ali, as leader. So began a schism that is nearly as old as Islam itself. Laurence Louer tells the story of this ancient rivalry, taking readers from the last days of Muhammad to the political and doctrinal clashes of Sunnis and Shi'a today.In a sweeping historical narrative spanning the Islamic world, Louer shows how the Sunni-Shi'a divide was never just a dispute over succession-at issue are questions about the very nature of Islamic political authority. She challenges the widespread perception of Sunnis and Shi'a as bitter enemies who are perpetually at war with each other, demonstrating how they have coexisted peacefully at various periods throughout the history of Islam. Louer traces how sectarian tensions have been inflamed or calmed depending on the political contingencies of the moment, whether to consolidate the rule of elites, assert clerical control over the state, or defy the powers that be.Timely and provocative, Sunnis and Shi'a provides needed perspective on the historical roots of today's conflicts and reveals how both branches of Islam have influenced and emulated each other in unexpected ways. This compelling and accessible book also examines the diverse regional contexts of the Sunni-Shi'a divide, examining how it has shaped societies and politics in countries such as Iraq, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Yemen, and Lebanon.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 4.2.2020
• Übersetzer: Ethan Rundell
• Zusatzinfo: 1 map.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Theorie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Spezielle Soziologien
• Schlagworte: abbasid caliphate • Abd al-Karim Qasim • Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi • Abul A'la Maududi • Abu Musab al-Zarqawi • activism • Ahmad ibn Hanbal • alawites • Ali • Ali al-Sistani • Alids • Ali Khamenei • Ali Shariati • Al-Qaeda • Arab-Israeli Conflict • arabs • arab spring • Arab states of the Persian Gulf • Arab Uprisings • assassination • Bahrain • Beyond Sunni and Shia • Caliphate • Clergy • Danny Postel • Doctrine • Druze • Emirate • Exegesis • Fatah • Frederic Wehrey • Gamal Nasser • Gaza • Geneive Abdo • Hadith • HAMAS • hanafi • Hanbali • hashemites • Hassan al-Banna • Hosni Mubarak • Ideology • Intefada • Iranian Revolution • Iran–Saudi Arabia relations • iraqis • Isis • Islam • Islamic Republic • Islamic State • Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant • Islamism • Islamists • Islamization • Jabal Amel • Ja'far al-Sadiq • Jews • Jihadism • Kafir • Karbala • Khawarij • Kuwait • Militant (Trotskyist group) • Mohamed Morsi • Muhammad • Muhammad Baqir al-Sadr • Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab • Muhammad Qutb • Musa al-Sadr • Muslim • Muslim Brotherhood • Muslim world • Nader Hashemi • Nader Shah • Nationality • nation state • Nouri al-Maliki • Organization for the Islamic Revolution in the Arabian Peninsula • Osama bin Laden • Palestine Liberation Organization • palestinians • pan-Islamism • Persecution • Political organization • Political Party • Politics • Politics of Saudi Arabia • Protest • Qatif • Quran • Radicalization • Reformism • Religion • Religious Community • Religious Law • Ruhollah Khomeini • Saddam Hussein • Safavid Dynasty • Sahabah • Salafi movement • Saudi Arabia • Saudis • sayyid • Sayyid Qutb • Sectarianism • sectarianization • seminary • September 11 • shah of iran • Sharia • Sovereignty • State Religion • Sufism • Sunni Islam • Syrian Civil War • Tax • the Islamic State • The New Sectarianism • theocracy • Theology • Twelver • ulama • Umar • Umayyad Caliphate • Wahhabism • World Trade Center • Zaidiyyah
• ISBN-10: 0-691-19964-7 / 0691199647
• ISBN-13: 978-0-691-19964-1 / 9780691199641