Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Political Islam

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction: The Construction of Hizbullah’s Identity

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   Pages 1-25

3. The Role of Hizbullah’s Institutions in the Reconstruction of Shiʿi Identity

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   Pages 27-64

4. The Reconstructed History of the Lebanese Shiʿa

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   Pages 65-92

5. Hizbullah’s Reconstruction of History

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   Pages 93-132

6. The Supernatural in Hizbullah’s Identity

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   Pages 133-174

7. Transnational Wilayat Al-Faqih

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   Pages 175-220

8. Conclusion

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   Pages 221-232

9. Back Matter

   Pages 233-249

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This book sheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals and supernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi’a community. The author examines how Hizbullah has altered its institutional structure and reconstructed Lebanese Shi’a history in a manner similar to that of nationalist movements. Through fieldwork and research, the project finds that Hizbullah has centralized around the concept of Wilayat al-Fagih (Gaurdianship of the Islamic Jurists): in essence, the absolute authority of Iran’s Supreme Leader over the Shi’a “nation.”

• Jihad
• Nationalism
• Islamic Movements
• Shiism
• Islamic rituals
• Supernatural Narratives
• Lebanese Shi’i
• Wilayat al-Fagih
• Gaurdianship of the Islamic Jurists
• Iran’s Supreme Leader
• Shiʿi nation
• religion and society

• London, United Kingdom

  Mohanad Hage Ali

Mohanad Hage Ali is Lecturer at the Lebanese American University, Byblos, Lebanon. He is also Director of Communications at the Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut, Lebanon. 

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