RT Book
T1 Faith and resistance: the politics of love and war in Lebanon
T2 Decolonial studies, postcolonial horizons
A1 Marusek, Sarah
LA English
PP London
PB Pluto Press
YR 2018
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/1662729774
AB The rise of religious activism in Lebanon and beyond -- Deconstructing terrorism and resistance -- Lebanon's resistance charities -- The Imam al-Sadr Foundation -- The problem of resistance and power
AB "What kind of decolonial possibilities exist in today's world? Exploring the rise of Islamic activism in Lebanon and the Middle East, and drawing transnational parallels with other revolutionary religious struggles in Latin America and South Africa, Sarah Marusek offers a timely analysis of the social and political evolution of Islamic movements. The growing popularity of Islamic movements means that many groups, which emerged in opposition to Western imperialism, are now also gaining increasing economic and political powers. Based on more than two and a half years of ethnographic fieldwork in Lebanon, Marusek paints a picture of how resistance is lived and reproduced in daily lives, tracing the evolution of the ideas and practices of the charities affiliated with Hizbullah and the wider Islamic resistance movement. Adopting a dialectical approach, Faith and Resistance discusses the possibility for resistance groups to reconcile acquiring power with their decolonial aspirations. In doing so, the book acts as a guide for liberation struggles and those engaged in resistance the world over"--Back cover
NO Includes bibliographical references (pages 204-222) and index
CN BP173.7
SN 0745399932
SN 9780745399935
SN 9780745399928
SN 0745399924
K1 Hizballah (Lebanon)
K1 Islam and politics : Lebanon
K1 Islam and politics : Middle East
K1 Political activists : Middle East