ABSTRACT
Second are organizational attributes, which include the following: (i) members of Hezbollah are perceived as chosen, given their kinship ties to the Prophet or their intensive religious training in prominent Shi’i sites such as Najaf and Qom; (ii) the boundaries defining adherence to Hezbollah’s political agenda are sharp, although some flexibility in moral and socio-cultural practices is allowed based on an individual’s choice to emulate a particular religious authority (marja’);3 (iii) the group’s organizational structure is managed by charismatic leaders who mobilize followers – its secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, epitomizing this trait; and (iv) behavioural requirements for Hezbollah’s members are holistic and cater to a wide range of everyday concerns, as will be developed later on.
