Weiss - In the Shadows of Sectarianism

Puts forward a different typology of “sectarianism” that doesn’t restrict it to one identity
Underlying understanding of sectarianism is that it is the polar opposite of state building
Argues that sectarianization of the Lebanese Shi’a communities during the french mandate in lebanon was pushed both
- above: form of elite and colonial divide and rule
- below: sect-specific rights and religious recongition
argues that we cannot blame sectarianism as a pure product of colonialism