TY - GEN N2 - "While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the uprising that began there in 2011 has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book, which is based on the author,©„sÌÆ extensive fieldwork in Syria,©„sÌÆ mosques and schools and on interviews with local Muslim scholars, is the first comprehensive study of the country,©„sÌÆ little-known religious scene and its most influential actors, the ulama. It demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, the establishment of charitable foundations, and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba,©„tÌĐhist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This ambiguous relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders, and opponents. This book affords an entirely new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation"-- AB - "While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the uprising that began there in 2011 has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book, which is based on the author,©„sÌÆ extensive fieldwork in Syria,©„sÌÆ mosques and schools and on interviews with local Muslim scholars, is the first comprehensive study of the country,©„sÌÆ little-known religious scene and its most influential actors, the ulama. It demonstrates that with the eradication of the Muslim Brothers after the failed insurrection of 1982, Sunni men of religion became the only voice of the Islamic trend in the country. Through educational programs, the establishment of charitable foundations, and their deft handling of tribal and merchant networks, they took advantage of popular disaffection with secular ideologies to increase their influence over society. In recent years, with the Islamic resurgence, the Alawi-dominated Ba,©„tÌĐhist regime was compelled to bring the clergy into the political fold. This ambiguous relationship was exposed in 2011 by the division of the Sunni clergy between regime supporters, bystanders, and opponents. This book affords an entirely new perspective on Syrian society as it stands at the crossroads of political and social fragmentation"-- T1 - Religion and state in Syriathe Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution / DA - 2013. CY - Cambridge ; CY - New York : AU - Pierret, Thomas. ET - 1st English ed. CN - DS95.5 PB - Cambridge University Press, PP - Cambridge ; PP - New York : LA - eng PY - 2013. N1 - First published in French as Baas et islam en Syrie : la dynastie Assad face aux Oulémas by Presses universitaires de France 2011. ID - 887956 KW - Ulama TI - Religion and state in Syriathe Sunni Ulama from coup to revolution / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1099904 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1099904 ER -