Patriotic Ayatollahs : Nationalism in Post-Saddam Iraq /

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Patriotic Ayatollahs explores the contributions of senior clerics in state and nation-building after the 2003 Iraq war. Caroleen Sayej suggests that the four so-called Grand Ayatollahs, the highest-ranking clerics of Iraqi Shiism, took on a new and unexpected political role after the fall of Saddam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sayej, Caroleen Marji, 1975- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2018.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ulama > Political activity.
Politics and government.
Nationalism.
Islam and politics.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Ideologies > Democracy.
HISTORY > Middle East > General.
Nationalisme > Irak > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Ulemas > Activite politique > Irak > Histoire > 21e siecle.
Nationalism > Iraq > History > 21st century.
Islam and politics > Iraq > History > 21st century.
Ulama > Political activity > Iraq > History > 21st century.
Iraq.
Irak > Politique et gouvernement > 2003-
Iraq > Politics and government > 2003-
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : the making and unmaking of Iraq
  • The ayatollahs and the struggle to maintain legitimacy in the new public sphere
  • Sistani, guardian of the democratic process
  • Sistani, a guide only
  • Quietists turned activists?
  • Local and regional sectarian narratives
  • Conclusion : rethinking religion and politics : Iraq and beyond.

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