This volume analyses the transformation of social sectarianism into political sectarianism across the Arab world. Using a framework of social theories and socio

This volume analyses the transformation of social sectarianism into political sectarianism across the Arab world. Using a framework of social theories and socio

Several Jewish groups from Antiquity until today have been traditionally identified as ‘sects’ or as ‘sectarian’, most famously the Qumran community and

"Sectarianism" is one of the most over-discussed yet under-analyzed concepts in debates about the Middle East. Despite the deluge of commentary, there is no agr

What causes violent conflicts around the Middle East? All too often, the answer is sectarianism—popularly viewed as a timeless and intractable force that lead