Halaqas, relational subjects, and revolutionary committees in Syria.

Through an ethnographic account of Syrian halaqas (Sunni religious circles) from the 1980s until the 2011 Syrian revolution, this article argues that halaqas have a revolutionary potential. Th e analysis demonstrates that Syrian religious circles are spaces of self-transformation that have heterotop...

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Publicado en:Focaal no. 91; pp. 50 - 67
Autor principal: Al-Khalili, Charlotte
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Berghahn Books 2021
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