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Author: Lara Deeb ,
Tsolin Nalbantian ,
Nadya Sbaiti
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Imprint: Stanford University Press
ISBN: 9781503633865
ISBN 10: 1503633861
Pages: 258
Publication Date: 22 November 2022
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Bringing together a set of brilliant reflections on the landscapes of everyday sectarianism in Lebanon, Practicing Sectarianism will be an invaluable resource for anthropologists, historians, and all those interested in the making and meanings of community in the modern Middle East and beyond. A truly splendid book. -- Andrew Arsan * University of Cambridge * This ambitious volume puzzles through the everyday lives of sectarianism to offer exciting, and at times counter-intuitive, findings about this complex discourse of power and identity. Bringing together top anthropologists and historians, Practicing Sectarianism draws on the best of both disciplines to reframe the question of sect and sectarianism in Lebanon and beyond. -- Elizabeth Shakman Hurd * Northwestern University * Practicing Sectarianism subtly kills the concept that won't die, situating sectarianism at once in material reality and dynamic social construction. Provocative, incisive, grounded in lived realities, the book delivers a powerful antidote to those who see Lebanon simplistically through the lens of religion. A necessary read. -- Suad Joseph, University of California * Davis * A crucial criticism of the everyday practices and discrepant experiences of sectarianism by a range of brilliant scholars. -- Ussama Makdisi * Rice University *
Bringing together a set of brilliant reflections on the landscapes of everyday sectarianism in Lebanon, Practicing Sectarianism will be an invaluable resource for anthropologists, historians, and all those interested in the making and meanings of community in the modern Middle East and beyond. A truly splendid book. -- Andrew Arsan * University of Cambridge * This ambitious volume puzzles through the everyday lives of sectarianism to offer exciting, and at times counter-intuitive, findings about this complex discourse of power and identity. Bringing together top anthropologists and historians, Practicing Sectarianism draws on the best of both disciplines to reframe the question of sect and sectarianism in Lebanon and beyond. -- Elizabeth Shakman Hurd * Northwestern University * Practicing Sectarianism subtly kills the concept that won't die, situating sectarianism at once in material reality and in dynamic social construction. Provocative, incisive, grounded in lived realities, the book delivers a powerful antidote to those who see Lebanon simplistically through the lens of religion. A necessary read. -- Suad Joseph, University of California * Davis * A crucial criticism of the everyday practices and discrepant experiences of sectarianism by a range of brilliant scholars. -- Ussama Makdisi * Rice University *
Author Information
Lara Deeb is Professor of Anthropology at Scripps College.Tsolin Nalbantian is Associate Professor of Middle Eastern Studies at Leiden University.Nadya Sbaiti is Assistant Professor of Middle East Studies at the American University of Beirut.
