Salafism in Lebanon

Local and Transnational Movements
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-1-108-42688-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, Band 49, 264 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 535 g

Reihe: Cambridge Middle East Studies

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pall, Zoltan

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam: Leben & Praxis
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Interessengruppen, Lobbyismus und Protestbewegungen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The transformation of Salafism in the Gulf; 2. Salafi expansion in the 1990s; 3. The fragmentation of Salafism in northern Lebanon; 4. The authority of Salafi Shaykhs; 5. The structure of Lebanese Salafi networks at the local level; 6. Transnational networks of Lebanese Salafis; 7. Recruitment; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Pall, Zoltan
Zoltan Pall is a research fellow at the Middle East Institute at the National University of Singapore and a former Visiting Assistant Professor at the Gulf University of Science and Technology in Kuwait. He has done field work in the Middle East and Southeast Asia, and taught at universities in the Netherlands, Kuwait and Indonesia. His main research interests include Salafism, the dynamics of Muslim transnational networks and Middle East-Southeast Asia relations. He published academic articles, book chapters and policy papers on these subjects. Pall's current project focuses on the activities of Kuwaiti Islamic charities in Cambodia and Indonesia.