Christoph Marcinkowski

Shi'ite Identities

Community and Culture in Changing Social Contexts
Reihe: Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien/Freiburg Studies in Social Anthropology/
Shi'ite Identities
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  • 978-3-643-80049-7
  • 27
  • 2010
  • 288
  • broschiert
  • 24.90
The current political events surrounding the Iranian nuclear crisis, the precarious situation in... mehr
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The current political events surrounding the Iranian nuclear crisis, the precarious situation in Lebanon, as well as the still unsettled fate of Iraq have resulted in a renewed interest in the Shi`ite dimension of Islam among political observers. This volume covers the phenomenon of political assertiveness among contemporary Shi`ite Muslims in the Middle East, as well as among converts in Southeast Asia. It argues that Shi`ite identities are often based on local cultural heritage and history and are - contrary to what is usually assumed by the wider public - not to be considered monolithic.

Christoph Marcinkowski, award-winning Professor of Islamic Studies and Interreligious Relations at Germany's Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt and the author of "Religion and Politics in Iraq", is currently working for Germany's Federal Interior Ministry and CIBEDO (the Christian-Muslim dialogue forum of the German Catholic Bishops' Conference) on a survey of Shi`ite organisations in Germany.
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