Religion and State in Syria: The Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution

by Thomas Pierret

Book Overview

While Syria has been dominated since the 1960s by a determinedly secular regime, the 2011 uprising has raised many questions about the role of Islam in the country's politics. This book 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, charitable foundations and their deft handling of tribal...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1107609909
• ISBN13: 9781107609907
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.0"