Rola El-Husseini Dean
Associate Professor | Senior Lecturer
Resistance, Jihad, and martyrdom in contemporary Lebanese Shi'a discourse
Author
Summary, in English
This article examines the contemporary Shi'a understanding of jihad, martyrdom, and resistance through an analysis of the writings of two leading Lebanese Shi'a scholars: Muhammad Husayn Fadlallah and Muhammad Mahdi Shams al-Din. This article shows the impact of their writings on resistance movements in the region. It maintains that their discourse is central to the ideological foundation of Hizbullah, and also has affected the development of Hamas and its adoption of tactics developed in Lebanon against Israel.
Publishing year
2008-06-01
Language
English
Pages
399-414
Publication/Series
Middle East Journal
Volume
62
Issue
3
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Topic
- Political Science
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0026-3141