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Imams and Emirs

Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

فؤاد إسحاق الخوري (مؤلف/مؤلفة)

غير خيالي

نشرت الطبعة سنة 2006 باللّغة الإنجليزية
In this classic, comprehensive study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world, Khuri focuses on the Sunni, Shi‘a, Alawis, Druze, Ibadis, Zaidis, Yazidis and the Maronites (who, although Christian, are included because they share certain distinguishing features). His placements of these groups on a single comparative scale was unprecedented.Khuri argues that conflicts among Muslims arise from the struggle between two opposing forces: religious, doctrinaire authorities (imams) and leaders who derive their authority from power and coercion (emirs). He discusses the role of dogma but also, uniquely, the critical factors that differentiate sects from religious communities and religions from sects.Following a thorough review of the structural...
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