| ID | 169372 |
| Title Proper | Ethno-Religious Belonging in the Syrian Conflict |
| Other Title Information | Between Communitarianism and Sectarianization |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Akdedian, Harout |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Based on research conducted between 2011 and 2014 on how Syrians experience, interpret, and redefine ethnic and religious-based differences, this article explores the dynamics that have made sectarianism such a salient feature of the Syrian conflict. Two distinct forms of sectarianism are simultaneously at work: a preexisting ethno-religious communitarianism and a more recent, dehumanizing sectarian outlook that emerged during the conflict. While the two are correlated, they are outcomes of different processes and conditions. As a byproduct of the Syrian conflict, sectarianism can thus neither be deemed the outcome of a process superseding the conflict nor the expression of preexisting conditions. |
| `In' analytical Note | Middle East Journal Vol. 73, No.3; Autumn 2019: p. 417-437 |
| Journal Source | Middle East Journal 2019-09 73, 3 |
| Key Words | Ethno-Religious ; Syrian Conflict ; Communitarianism and Sectarianization |