Lebanon’s Salafis : opportunities and constraints in a divided society
Abstract
Salafism was not prominent in Lebanon before the war in Syria. The chapter outlines the sudden rise of Salafism in the country and explains it through the direct influence of the war in Syria on Lebanese politics and society. Sectarian tensions in this respect are crucial to account for the rise in Salafi rhetoric, which fuels sectarianism further.
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Saouli , A 2017 , Lebanon’s Salafis : opportunities and constraints in a divided society . in F Cavatorta & F Merone (eds) , Salafism after the Arab Awakening : contending with people’s power . 1st edn , Oxford University Press . https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190274993.003.0004
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Salafism after the Arab Awakening
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Copyright © Francesco Cavatorta and Fabio Merone 2016. This work has been made available online in accordance with the publisher’s policies. This is the author created accepted version manuscript and as such may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190274993.003.0004
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