Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution (Cambridge Middle East Studies)
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Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution (Cambridge Middle East Studies)

Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution (Cambridge Middle East Studies)

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Thomas Pierret (Author)  

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While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, charitable foundations and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba'thist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders and opponents. This book affords a new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation. Worked examples or Exercises
Thomas Pierret is a Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at the University of Edinburgh. He has edited two volumes on contemporary Islam and published numerous book sections and entries for the Encyclopedia of Islam.
  • Contributor: Thomas Pierret
  • Imprint: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN13: 9781107609907
  • Number of Pages: 296
  • Packaged Dimensions: 152x229x16mm
  • Packaged Weight: 400
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • Release Date: 2013-03-25
  • Series: Cambridge Middle East Studies
  • Binding: Paperback / softback
  • Biography: Thomas Pierret is a Lecturer in Contemporary Islam at the University of Edinburgh. He has edited two volumes on contemporary Islam and published numerous book sections and entries for the Encyclopedia of Islam.

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