Weiss, Max, 1977-

In the shadow of sectarianism : law, Shi'ism, and the making of modern Lebanon / Max Weiss. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010. - 1 online resource ([xiii], 341 pages) : maps

Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-321) and index.

Prologue : Shiʻism, sectarianism, modernity -- The incomplete nationalization of Jabal ʻAmil -- The modernity of Shiʻi tradition -- Institutionalizing personal status -- Practicing sectarianism -- Adjudicating society at the Jaʻfari court -- ʻAmili Shiʻis into Shiʻi Lebanese? -- Epilogue : Making Lebanon sectarian.

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22573/ctvjf8z4g JSTOR

015600384 Uk


Shīʻah--Lebanon.
Status (Law)--Lebanon.
Religion and state--Lebanon.
SOCIAL SCIENCE--Discrimination & Race Relations.
Ethnic relations.
Religion and state.
Shīʻah.
Status (Law)
HISTORY / Middle East / General


Lebanon--Ethnic relations.
Lebanon.


Electronic books.
Electronic book.

DS80.55.S54 / W45 2010eb

305.6/9782095692