The new sectarianism
Subtitle: the Arab uprisings and the rebirth of the Shi'a-Sunni divide
By: Geneive Abdo
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9780190233143
Subjects: Arab Spring, 2010-; Sunnites; Relations; Shīʻah
Description: "The New Sectarianism considers the causes for growing Sunni-Shi'a animosity in countries such as Iraq, Syria, Yemen, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. It illustrates how the two groups perceive one another after the Arab uprisings, how these perceptions have affected Arab life, and how these contestations pose a serious threat to the stability of regional states and to stakeholders in the wider world"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-238) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Of history and memory; title: Chapter 1: Mullahs and the militias; title: Chapter 2: The Sunni Salafists; title: Chapter 3: The Salafi politicos; title: Chapter 4: Lebanon: sectarianism and the modern state; title: Chapter 5: Bahrain and the Shi'a question; title: Chapter 6: Sectarian conflict on the regional stage; title: Appendix A. Salafist tweets and major events in the Middle East; title: Appendix B. The sectarian messaging.