Salafism in Lebanon

Local and Transnational Movements

Zoltan Pall

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2018
• Print ISBN: 9781108426886
• eBook ISBN: 9781108601238
• Topic: Politics & International Relations
• Subtopic: Global Politics
• Index: Politics & International Relations

The past two decades have seen an increasing association between Lebanese Salafism and violence, with less attention being paid to Salafis who focus on peaceful proselytization. In reality, it is these Salafis whose influence has dramatically grown since the eruption of the Syrian conflict that profoundly affected Lebanon as well. Based on extensive fieldwork, Zoltan Pall offers insights into the dynamics of non-violent Lebanese Salafi groups and examines the importance of transnational links in shaping the trajectory of the movement. In particular, he shows how the internal transformation of Salafism in Kuwait, Qatar and Saudi Arabia led to the fragmentation of the Lebanese Salafi community. By analysing Salafism as a network, we see how the movement creates and mobilizes material and symbolic resources, and how it contributes to reshaping the structures of authority within the country's Sunni Muslim community.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Series information
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• Acknowledgments
• Introduction
• 1 The Transformation of Salafism in the Gulf
• 2 Salafi Expansion in the 1990s
• 3 The Fragmentation of Salafism in Northern Lebanon
• 4 The Authority of Salafi Shaykhs
• 5 The Structure of Lebanese Salafi Networks at the Local Level
• 6 Transnational Networks of Lebanese Salafis
• 7 Recruitment
• Conclusion
• Bibliography
• Index