@article{1478949,
      recid = {1478949},
      author = {Weiss, Max, },
      title = {In the Shadow of Sectarianism : Law, Shiʿism, and the  Making of Modern Lebanon /},
      pages = {1 online resource (356 p.)},
      abstract = {Using Arabic-language sources that have never before been  studied or analyzed, Max Weiss paints a nuanced picture of  sectarianism in Lebanon under the French Mandate. He  demonstrates that sectarianism evolved long before the  phenomenon known as "political Shi'ism." This  groundbreaking and deeply researched book is not merely  narrative history; it also incorporates some of the latest  critical theory about religious modernity and colonialism.  Weiss illustrates the power of sectarianism as both a  conceptual category and as a set of practices which can be  a force for good and positive change as well as for  division and destruction. By foregrounding historical  forces that shape and direct sectarianism, he also shows  how dimensions of sectarianism that no longer serve a  society can be overcome with time.},
      url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1478949},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.4159/9780674059573},
}