Sect, sectarianism, imagined sects

The process of transforming social sectarianism into political sectarianism, based on a theoretical framework that engages with social theories, an analysis of social history, and an extrapolation of models from various Arab countries compared with non-Arab models. The book is characterized by developing a concept of sectarianism based on new definitions of the concepts of sect and sectarianism and the production of imagined sects based on the study of phenomena, discussing their development in Arab-Islamic history, and distinguishing them from other concepts used to study the development of religious groups in the Western context.

• Category: Political Books

• Number of Pages: 927 pages