Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

Fuad Khuri’s comparative study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world spotlights those that share distinguishing features like geographical isolation, intensity of rituals, and duality of religious organization. He examines not only dogma but also the variables that differentiate a religion from a sect and a sect from a religious community.

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Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

Fuad Khuri’s comparative study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world spotlights those that share distinguishing features like geographical isolation, intensity of rituals, and duality of religious organization. He examines not only dogma but also the variables that differentiate a religion from a sect and a sect from a religious community.

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Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

by Fuad I Khuri
Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

by Fuad I Khuri

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Overview

Fuad Khuri’s comparative study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world spotlights those that share distinguishing features like geographical isolation, intensity of rituals, and duality of religious organization. He examines not only dogma but also the variables that differentiate a religion from a sect and a sect from a religious community.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780863564260
Publisher: Saqi Books
Publication date: 01/01/2007
Series: Saqi Essentials Series
Pages: 270
Product dimensions: 5.30(w) x 8.20(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Fuad I. Khuri was a leading anthropologist of the Middle East and a distinguished Lebanese writer and academic. He wrote extensively in English and Arabic on various aspects of Arab culture and society. Fuad I. Khuri died in 2003.

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