In the path of Hizbullah
Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This group of mainly Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims gained both infamy and fame by its r...
| Subtitles: | Hizbullah |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Syracuse, NY
Syracuse University Press
2004
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| In: | Year: 2004 |
| Edition: | 1. ed. |
| Series/Journal: | Modern intellectual and political history of the Middle East
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Lebanon
/ Islam
/ Ḥizb Allāh
/ Middle East conflict
/ Politics
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| Further subjects: | B
Organization
B Religious party B Violence B Dschihadismus B Hizballah (Lebanon) B Religion B Islam and politics B Political movement B Institution B Islam and state B Lebanon B Militancy B Political participation B Organizational principle B Islam B Shi'ah B Ideology B Social movement |
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| Summary: | Of the many Islamist groups that have emerged within the Muslim world over the last two decades, perhaps none has had so great an impact on Middle Eastern and International affairs as Hizbullah, the Party of God. This group of mainly Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims gained both infamy and fame by its resort to militancy mixed with political pragmatism in the pursuit of its goals. The oscillation between these two extremes has left most scholars and policymakers perplexed. This book serves as a pathway for understanding not only Hizbullah but also for other Islamist groups and their challenges to contemporary politics. A. Nizar Hamzeh examines the Hizbullah of Lebanon through a structural analysis using original and archival sources. Based on a constructed theoretical framework from a number of theories on crisis conditions, leadership, political parties and guerrilla warfare, In the Path of Hizbullah stands alone in its qualitative and quantitative treatment of one of the most complex contemporary Islamist organizations and provides a view of the party's future. The Hizbullah complex -- Crisis catalysts to the emergence of Hizbullah -- Islamic juristical ideology -- Clerical leadership and hierarchical structure -- Operational choices : between militancy and gradualist pragmatism -- Conclusion: Hizbullah's Islamist venture |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-184) and index |
| ISBN: | 0815630530 |