Sectarianism
Overview page. Subjects: Religion.
A narrow‐minded adherence to a particular sect (political, ethnic, or religious), often leading to conflict with those of different sects or possessing different beliefs. Sectarian...
Sectarian Balancing
in Sectarian Politics in the Gulf
December 2013; p ublished online November 2015 .
Chapter. Subjects: Asian History. 5040 words.
This chapter examines “sectarian balancing” (co-opting Sunnis to balance the Shi'a) in the Bahraini Parliament. In the midst of the Iraq War, the ruling Al Khalifa family in Bahrain tried...
The Matter of Sectarianism
in The Oxford Handbook of Contemporary Middle-Eastern and North African History
P ublished online May 2017 .
Article. Subjects: Middle Eastern History. 8459 words.
This chapter provides an introduction to the problem of sectarianism in the modern Middle East. Although the focus is on the Eastern Mediterranean from the mid-nineteenth century through...
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The Culture of Sectarianism
July 2000; p ublished online March 2012 .
Book. Subjects: Asian History. 274 pages.
Focusing on Ottoman Lebanon, this book shows how sectarianism was a manifestation of modernity that transcended the physical boundaries of a particular country. It challenges those who have...
Sectarianism
in The Oxford Companion to Australian History
January 2001; p ublished online January 2003 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Australasian and Pacific History. 885 words.
in Australia refers to the mutual antagonism between Catholics and Protestants, which was a regular feature of social and political
Sectarian Politics in the Gulf
December 2013; p ublished online November 2015 .
Book. Subjects: Asian History. 352 pages.
Beginning with the 2003 invasion of Iraq and concluding with the aftermath of the 2011 Arab uprisings, this book investigates the roots of the Shi'a–Sunni divide now dominating the Persian...
“Sectarian Nation”: Religious Diversity in Antebellum America
in OAH Magazine of History
January 2008; p ublished online January 2008 .
Journal Article. Subjects: United States History. 3494 words.
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Spencer, Peter (1782 - 1843), Sectarian Leader, Slave
in Encyclopedia of African American History, 1619-1895: From the Colonial Period to the Age of Frederick Douglass
January 2006; p ublished online January 2009 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: History; United States History. 1171 words.
(b. c. 1782; d. 25 July 1843), the founder of African Union Methodism and a pioneer in
The Origins of Sectarianism in Early Modern Ireland
in The English Historical Review
September 2006; p ublished online September 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: British History; World History; European History; International History. 519 words.
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Labour in Glasgow, 1896–1936: Socialism, Suffrage, Sectarianism
in The English Historical Review
June 2002; p ublished online June 2002 .
Journal Article. Subjects: British History; World History; European History; International History. 0 words.
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John J. Collins, Beyond the Qumran Community: The Sectarian Movement of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
in Journal of Semitic Studies
October 2012; p ublished online June 2012 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Middle Eastern History; Middle Eastern Languages; Literary Studies - World; Biblical Studies. 0 words.
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Jehovah’s Witnesses and the Third Reich: Sectarian Politics under Persecution, M. James Penton (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2004), xxii + 412 pp., cloth $75.00, pbk. $35.00.
in Holocaust and Genocide Studies
January 2006; p ublished online January 2006 .
Journal Article. Subjects: Military History; Regional and National History; Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing. 1066 words.
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Bridging the Gap: Struggling against sectarianism and violence in Ankole and Uganda, by James Kahigiriza. Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2001. 84 pp. £6.95 paperback. ISBN 9970‐02‐276‐8. The Ankole‐Kingship Controversy: Regalia galore revisited, by Martin Doornbos. Kampala: Fountain Publishers, 2002. xi + 141 pp. £12.95 paperback. ISBN 9970‐02‐281‐4
in African Affairs
April 2003; p ublished online April 2003 .
Journal Article. Subjects: African History; International Relations; Regional Political Studies; African Studies. 0 words.
National Schools Society
in A Dictionary of British History
January 2009; p ublished online January 2009 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: British History. 102 words.
Because of the success of Joseph *Lancaster in establishing non‐sectarian schools, leading to the founding of the *British
Northern Ireland Labour Party
in A Dictionary of British History
January 2009; p ublished online January 2009 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: British History. 101 words.
Founded in 1924, as a socialist alternative to the largely sectarian politics of Ulster. It strove to remain neutral
Northern Ireland Labour Party
in The Oxford Companion to British History
P ublished online January 2009 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: British History. 190 words.
Founded in 1924, as a socialist alternative to the sectarian politics of Ulster. It strove to remain neutral on
National Schools Society
in The Oxford Companion to British History
P ublished online January 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: British History. 212 words.
Because of the success of Joseph *Lancaster in establishing non-sectarian schools, leading to the founding of the *British
Northern Ireland Labour Party
in The Oxford Companion to British History
P ublished online January 2015 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: British History. 191 words.
Founded in 1924, as a socialist alternative to the sectarian politics of Ulster. It strove to remain neutral on
Party Processions Act (1850)
in The Oxford Companion to Irish History
January 2002; p ublished online January 2007 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Regional and National History. 167 words.
(1850),
the most controversial of a series of measures designed to outlaw provocative sectarian meetings and parades, passed
Diamond, battle of (21 Sept. 1795)
in The Oxford Companion to Irish History
January 2002; p ublished online January 2007 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Regional and National History. 80 words.
(21 Sept. 1795),
a sectarian affray taking its name from a crossroads near Loughgall, Co. Armagh. Protestants occupying
Dolly's Brae
in The Oxford Companion to Irish History
January 2002; p ublished online January 2007 .
Reference Entry. Subjects: Regional and National History. 64 words.
Co. Down, scene of a bloody sectarian affray on 12 July 1849. Orange bands marching from Rathfriland to Tollymore
