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Weiss, Max, 1977-

Title In the shadow of sectarianism [electronic resource] : law, Shi'ism, and the making of modern Lebanon / Max Weiss.

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Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe ProQuest E-Book	Electronic Book	---	Available

Description	[xiii], 341 p. : maps.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Prologue : Shiism, sectarianism, modernity -- The incomplete nationalization of Jabal Amil -- The modernity of Shii tradition -- Institutionalizing personal status -- Practicing sectarianism -- Adjudicating society at the Jafari court -- Amili Shiis into Shii Lebanese? -- Epilogue : Making Lebanon sectarian.
Reproduction	Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject	Shiah -- Lebanon.
	Status (Law) -- Lebanon.
	Religion and state -- Lebanon.
	Lebanon -- Ethnic relations.
Genre/Form	Electronic books.
Added Author	ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN	9780674052987 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	0674052986 (hbk. : alk. paper)
	9780674059573 (electronic bk.)