Imams And Emirs: State, Religion And Sects in Islam - Couverture souple

Khuri, Fuad I.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0863564267 ISBN 13 : 9780863564260

Editeur : Saqi Books, 2006

Synopsis

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 characteristics of individual sects, Khuri addresses issues of religious change, dealing with the interplay between religions, states and nationalism. Here he explores the contradictions between modern state structures and the Islamic umma, showing how some religious concepts had begun to take on nationalistic meanings.

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À propos de l'auteur

Fuad I Khuri was a distinguished Lebanese writer and academic. Among his many teaching appointments, he has been Visiting Professor at the Universities of Chicago and Oregon, and Professor of Social Anthropology at the American University of Beirut. He has written widely on the contemporary Arab world, covering topics such as social and cultural change, tribal and peasant societies, and religious organisation in Islam. He died in 2003.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Saqi Books
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0863564267
• ISBN 13: 9780863564260
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 270
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