Know thy enemy : : evolving attitudes towards "others" in modern Shi'i thought and practice / / Meir Litvak.
"In Know Thy Enemy, Meir Litvak analyzes the re-articulations of the "Others" in modern Shiʻism, as a novel way to examine the formulation of modern Shiʻi identity and place in the world. Among these others, which have transformed into "enemies" in the modern period are the...
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Litvak, Meir, author. Know thy enemy : evolving attitudes towards "others" in modern Shi'i thought and practice / Meir Litvak. Cambridge, England : Liverpool University Press, [2021] ©2021 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 126 "In Know Thy Enemy, Meir Litvak analyzes the re-articulations of the "Others" in modern Shiʻism, as a novel way to examine the formulation of modern Shiʻi identity and place in the world. Among these others, which have transformed into "enemies" in the modern period are the West, apostates, Wahhabism, Jews, Baha'is and feminism. Looking at the rhetorical themes that Shiʻi writers use, the book demonstrates the contrast between the collective positive "We" and the negative threatening "Other" as a major principle in the evolution of Shiʻism as the minority branch of Islam. It offers a complex view of Shiʻi identity combining a sense of victimhood and insecurity together with conviction of intellectual and moral superiority and long-term triumph"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- 1. From Westoxication to the Decline of the West -- 2. The Jews as Enemies of Shīʻīsm -- 3. Extending a Hand to "Our Sunnī Brethren" -- 4. Anti-Wahhābī and Jihādī-Salafī Polemics: from Apologetics to Denunciation -- 5. Liberty and Its Boundaries vis-à-vis Dissent and Apostasy -- 6. The Deviationist and Misguided Bahāʼī Sect -- 7. Feminism: The "Gift" of the West to Islam -- Conclusion -- List of Sources -- Index. Description based on print version record. Other (Philosophy) Religious aspects Islam. 90-04-43920-X Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; 126. |
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Litvak, Meir, Know thy enemy : evolving attitudes towards "others" in modern Shi'i thought and practice / Social, Economic and Political Studies of the Middle East and Asia ; Introduction -- 1. From Westoxication to the Decline of the West -- 2. The Jews as Enemies of Shīʻīsm -- 3. Extending a Hand to "Our Sunnī Brethren" -- 4. Anti-Wahhābī and Jihādī-Salafī Polemics: from Apologetics to Denunciation -- 5. Liberty and Its Boundaries vis-à-vis Dissent and Apostasy -- 6. The Deviationist and Misguided Bahāʼī Sect -- 7. Feminism: The "Gift" of the West to Islam -- Conclusion -- List of Sources -- Index. |
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Introduction -- 1. From Westoxication to the Decline of the West -- 2. The Jews as Enemies of Shīʻīsm -- 3. Extending a Hand to "Our Sunnī Brethren" -- 4. Anti-Wahhābī and Jihādī-Salafī Polemics: from Apologetics to Denunciation -- 5. Liberty and Its Boundaries vis-à-vis Dissent and Apostasy -- 6. The Deviationist and Misguided Bahāʼī Sect -- 7. Feminism: The "Gift" of the West to Islam -- Conclusion -- List of Sources -- Index. |
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