Patriotic Ayatollahs explores the contributions of senior clerics in state and nation-building after the 2003 Iraq war. Caroleen Sayej suggests that the four so-called Grand Ayatollahs, the highest-ranking clerics of Iraqi Shiism, took on a new and unexpected political role after the fall of Saddam
Patriotic Ayatollahs: Nationalism in Post-Saddam Iraq
✍ Scribed by Caroleen Marji Sayej
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Year
- 2018
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 238
- Category
- Library
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✦ Synopsis
Through her deep knowledge and long-term engagement with Iraqi politics, Sayej advances our understanding of how the post-Saddam Iraqi nation was built.
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