Synopses & Reviews
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.
Synopsis
A study of Islamic sects in the Arab world, those that share the same distinguishing features, including geographical isolation, territorial exclusiveness, intensity of rituals and duality of religious organisation. This book examines various variables that differentiate a religion from a sect, and a sect from a religious community or minority.
Synopsis
An examination into the relationship of authority and political culture among the Sunni and Shi'a.
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.