The Greater Jihad : Social Change and Mobilization Strategies in Hizbullah’s Resistance Society
Marei, Fouad Gehad LU
(2017)
33. Deutscher Orientalistentag "Asia, Africa and Europe"
p.1-40
- Abstract
- Hizbullah, or the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, is considered a key actor in Lebanon and theMiddle East. Its importance is often attributed to its commitment to an armed struggle against Israel, its ties with the Islamic Republic in Iran and, more recently, to its military engagementin regional conflicts. Much less attention is given to the relationship between Hizbullah and its constituents in Lebanon. Seeking to redress this scholarly lacuna, this paper examines the strategies and practices of social and political change adopted by Hizbullah in Lebanon. It identifies some of the actors and SMOs affiliated with Hizbullah, and maps the web of connections constituting the social movement. It is in the everyday-life experiences of the... (More)
- Hizbullah, or the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon, is considered a key actor in Lebanon and theMiddle East. Its importance is often attributed to its commitment to an armed struggle against Israel, its ties with the Islamic Republic in Iran and, more recently, to its military engagementin regional conflicts. Much less attention is given to the relationship between Hizbullah and its constituents in Lebanon. Seeking to redress this scholarly lacuna, this paper examines the strategies and practices of social and political change adopted by Hizbullah in Lebanon. It identifies some of the actors and SMOs affiliated with Hizbullah, and maps the web of connections constituting the social movement. It is in the everyday-life experiences of the movement and its praxis, I argue, that Hizbullah supporters encounter the ideology of the Party, reinterpret, and even contest it in such ways that result in the lived experiences of the Islamic Resistance in Lebanon. (Less)
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