1st Edition

A Lebanon Defied Musa Al-sadr And The Shi'a Community

By Majed Halawi Copyright 1992
    268 Pages
    by Routledge

    268 Pages
    by Routledge

    A Lebanon Defied focuses on the constitutive role of the Shi'a masses in the movement led by Sayyid Musa al-Sadr in Lebanon. It explores the origins of this Shi'a movement and its determination to become a major participant in a sharply reformed Lebanese polity. .

    Introduction -- The Shi’a in Lebanese History -- Shi’a Society by Numbers -- Traditionalism and Revolution -- Leader and Movement -- Mythos and Praxis -- Conclusion -- Appendixes