Concept information
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sociology
social change
activism and social justice
political and social movements (Middle East)
Preferred term
Hezbollah
Definition
- Hezbollah (lit. “Party of God”), is a Shi'a Islamist group that emerged in Lebanon in 1982 and gained the status of a cohesive organization when it formally stated its goals in 1985. [Source: Encyclopedia of Global Religion; Hezbollah]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Hezbollah
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