In the Shadow of Sectarianism

Law, Shiʿism, and the Making of Modern Lebanon

Max Weiss

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ISBN 9780674052987

Publication Date: 10/30/2010

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356 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

2 maps

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Preface
Maps
Prologue: Shiʿism, Sectarianism, Modernity
1. The Incomplete Nationalization of Jabal ʿAmil
2. The Modernity of Shiʿi Tradition
3. Institutionalizing Personal Status
4. Practicing Sectarianism
5. Adjudicating Society at the Jaʿfari Court
6. ʿAmili Shiʿis into Shiʿi Lebanese?
Epilogue: Making Lebanon Sectarian
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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