Reaching wa'y : mobilization and recruitment in Ḥizb al-Taḥrīr al-Islāmī : a case study conducted in Beirut / Ariela Gross.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gross, Ariela, author.

Series:

Studies on Modern Orient ; 20

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (111 p.)

Place of Publication:

Berlin : KS, Klaus Schwarz Verlag, [2012]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This book is a case study of Islamist women activists in Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (the Islamic Liberation Party), a transnational Islamist organization aiming at re-establishing the historic Islamic Caliphate which is seen as the only legitimate form of state. The case study was conducted in Beirut, Lebanon. Given the scarcity of analytical studies on Hizb al-Tahrir, this study contributes by asking what mobilizes collective action in Hizb al-Tahrir and how far the established social movement theories can lead to an understanding of social mobilization in Hizb al-Tahrir. Using participant observation as the primary research method, the study finds that elements of social movement theory can account for mobilization and recruitment in Hizb al-Tahrir. However, given the group’s emphasis on 'wa‘y' (awareness), the role of ideology for social mobilization in Hizb al-Tahrir is also proven to be central.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Abstract

Note on Transliteration

Chapter I. Introduction

Chapter II: Literature review

Chapter III: Research method

Chapter IV: Findings

Chapter V: Discussion

Chapter VI: Conclusions

Bibliography

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9783112208854

3112208854

OCLC:

1198929471