The Shi'is of IraqPrinceton University Press, 26. 6. 2018 - 336 strán (strany) The Shi'is of Iraq provides a comprehensive history of Iraq's majority group and its turbulent relations with the ruling Sunni minority. Yitzhak Nakash challenges the widely held belief that Shi'i society and politics in Iraq are a reflection of Iranian Shi'ism, pointing to the strong Arab attributes of Iraqi Shi'ism. He contends that behind the power struggle in Iraq between Arab Sunnis and Shi'is there exist two sectarian groups that are quite similar. The tension fueling the sectarian problem between Sunnis and Shi'is is political rather than ethnic or cultural, and it reflects the competition of the two groups over the right to rule and to define the meaning of nationalism in Iraq. A new introduction brings this book into the new century and illuminates the role that Shi`is could play in postwar Iraq. |
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Yitzhak Nakash. In his attitude he is an Arab , a Muslim in his plea , and by creed he is a Shi'i . He strives for the Arab character of Islam , advocates Islam for Muslim unity , and he views his Shi'i creed as a gift . ' Ali al ...
Yitzhak Nakash. dam also succeeded in creating a rift within the allied coalition . Arab governments viewed his ... Arab neighbors . Starving Iraq for eleven years has not subverted Sad- dam Husayn . Striking at his army bases with ...
... Arab world . A famous Iraqi playwright , who was forced to work in a kiosk selling cigarettes and soda after the collapse of the entertainment industry , told Youssef Ibrahim of The New York Times in 1998 : " What matters now is ...
... Shi'is in the wider Arab world and by the support of Arab Sunni leaders , including the rulers of Saudi Arabia , who have viewed Shi'ism as heresy and have felt more comfortable with Sunni rule next door . In the event of a U.S. war ...
... Arab Shi'is and Sunnis together form some 75 percent of Iraq's population . As the largest ethnic group , they would need to rethink the relationship be- tween Arabs and Kurds , and to offer the Kurds a pact recognizing their distinct ...
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The State and the Shiis | 73 |
The Transformation of Rituals and Religious Practices | 139 |
The Decline of Financial and Intellectual Institutions | 203 |
CONCLUSION | 269 |
The Gulf War and its Aftermath | 273 |
The Constitution of the Buraq Quarter of Najaf | 283 |
Important Shii Shrines Tombs and Holy Sites in Iraq | 285 |
Shii Holy Burial Sites | 287 |
Bibliography | 289 |
Index | 303 |