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imamIn a mosque, the leader of congregational prayer, but generally any notable Islamic leader. Shiite Muslims accept the imam as empowered to intervene between God and humans, whereas Sunni Muslims believe that the relationship between God and human is direct. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The same could be said of Dresch's (1989; 1990) subtle engagement with the eclipsed Imamate tradition of Yemen, and of Evans-Pritchard's (1949) classic account of the Sanusi of Libya, a monograph whose appeal today is based largely on its splendid, high imperialist style. That wing mentioned that the Shiite concept of the imamate was unclear and that the unity between Sunnis and Shiites should be based on a righteous faith. In 1962 the Imamate in North Yemen was overthrown by a military coup that created the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). |
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