Faith and Resistance: The Politics of Love and War in Lebanon

Author:   Sarah Marusek
Publisher:   Pluto Press
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9780745399935


Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 May 2018
Format:   Hardback
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Faith and Resistance: The Politics of Love and War in Lebanon


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What kind of decolonial possibilities exist in today's world? Exploring the rise of Islamic activism in Lebanon and the Middle East, and drawing transnational parallels with other revolutionary religious struggles in Latin America and South Africa, Sarah Marusek offers a timely analysis of the social and political evolution of Islamic movements. The growing popularity of Islamic movements means that many groups, which emerged in opposition to Western imperialism, are now also gaining increasing economic and political powers. Based on more than two and a half years of ethnographic fieldwork in Lebanon, Marusek paints a picture of how resistance is lived and reproduced in daily lives, tracing the evolution of the ideas and practices of the charities affiliated with Hizbullah and the wider Islamic resistance movement. Adopting a dialectical approach, Faith and Resistance discusses the possibility for resistance groups to reconcile acquiring power with their decolonial aspirations. In doing so, the book acts as a guide for liberation struggles and those engaged in resistance the world over.

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Author:   Sarah Marusek
Publisher:   Pluto Press
Imprint:   Pluto Press
Weight:   0.478kg
ISBN:  

9780745399935


ISBN 10:   0745399932
Pages:   256
Publication Date:   20 May 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Manufactured on demand   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. The Rise of Religious Activism in Lebanon and Beyond 3. Deconstructing Terrorism and Resistance 4. Lebanon’s Resistance Charities 5. The Imam Al-Sadr Foundation 6. The Problem of Resistance and Power Conclusion Notes References Index

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'This is a brilliant, erudite and welcome addition to the growing body of work on Islamic liberation theology and decoloniality. -- Farid Esack, Professor in the Study of Islam, University of Johannesburg


'Faith and Resistance is a brilliant, erudite and welcome addition to the growing body of work on Islamic Liberation Theology and Decoloniality. Marusek compels the reader to transcend the limitations and pretension of a 'universalistic' Western secular modernity to explore counter-hegemonic modes of resistance that center their values around Islam, faith and a commitment to justice' -- Farid Esack, Professor in the Study of Islam, University of Johannesburg


Author Information

Dr. Sarah Marusek is a Research Fellow at the University of Leeds. She is the author of Faith and Resistance (Pluto, 2018) and co-author of a series of Spinwatch reports on the overlapping funders of the transatlantic Islamophobia network, neoconservative movement and Israeli settlements.

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