Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Conventions
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 The Era of the ‘Founding Sheikhs’ (1920–1979)
- 2 Landscapes after the Battle (1979–2007)
- 3 (Re)defining Orthodoxy against Reformist Trends
- 4 The Turban and the Chequebook
- 5 Ulama and Islamists in the Political Field
- 6 Reforms and Revolution
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 February 2013
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on Conventions
- Introduction
- Prologue
- 1 The Era of the ‘Founding Sheikhs’ (1920–1979)
- 2 Landscapes after the Battle (1979–2007)
- 3 (Re)defining Orthodoxy against Reformist Trends
- 4 The Turban and the Chequebook
- 5 Ulama and Islamists in the Political Field
- 6 Reforms and Revolution
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index
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- Religion and State in SyriaThe Sunni Ulama from Coup to Revolution, pp. 263 - 276Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2013