Imams and Emirs: State, Religion and Sects in Islam

by Fuad I . Khuri (Author)

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  Paperback
  2001

  $9.05

  A comparative study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world, this book focuses on the Sunni, the Shi'a, the Alawis and the Druzes. The author examines dogma, ecological, historical and structural variables, religious ideology, modern state structures, nationalism and elitism.

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  Paperback
  2006

  $3.40

  Presents a comparative study of Islamic sects in the contemporary Arab world. This book 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).