Nationalism, Transnationalism, and Political Islam

This booksheds light on how Hizbullah has transformed religious rituals andsupernatural narratives in order to mobilize the Shi'a community. The authorexamines how Hizbullah has altered its institutional structure andreconstructed Lebanese Shi'a history in a manner similar to that ofnationalist movements. Through fieldwork and research, the project findsthat Hizbullah has centralized around the concept of Wilayat al-Fagih (Gaurdianship of the Islamic Jurists): in essence, the absolute authority ofIran's Supreme Leader over the Shi'a "nation."