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Patriotic Ayatollahs : Nationalism in Post-Saddam Iraq /

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.
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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.