Salafism in Lebanon : local and transnational movements / Zoltan Pall, National University of Singapore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pall, Zoltan, author.

Series:

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 49.

Cambridge Middle East studies ; 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Salafīyah--Lebanon.

Salafīyah.

Lebanon.

Physical Description:

viii, 253 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2018.

Summary:

The past two decades have seen an increasing association between Lebanese Salafism and violence, with less attention being paid to Salafis who focus on peaceful proselytization. In reality, it is these Salafis whose influence has dramatically grown since the eruption of the Syrian conflict that profoundly affected Lebanon as well. Based on extensive fieldwork, Zoltan Pall offers insights into the dynamics of non-violent Lebanese Salafi groups and examines the importance of transnational links in shaping the trajectory of the movement. In particular, he shows how the internal transformation of Salafism in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia led to the fragmentation of the Lebanese Salafi community. By analysing Salafism as a network, we see how the movement creates and mobilizes material and symbolic resources, and how it contributes to reshaping the structures of authority within the country's Sunni Muslim community.

Contents:

Introduction

The transformation of Salafism in the Gulf

Salafi expansion in the 1990s

The fragmentation of Salafism in Northern Lebanon

The authority of Salafi Shaykhs

The structure of Lebanese Salafi networks at the local level

Transnational networks of Lebanese Salafis

Recruitment.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781108426886

1108426883

9781108446099

1108446094

OCLC:

1009278365