Religion and Politics in the Middle East Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes

Name: Religion and Politics in the Middle East Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes
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ISBN: 9780813348735

ISBN-10: 0813348730

ISBN-13: 9780813348735

Edition: 2nd 2014

Authors: Robert D. Lee

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This innovative book analyzes the relationship between religion and politics in the Middle East through a comparative study of five countries—Egypt, Israel, Turkey, Iran, and Saudi Arabia. Author Robert D. Lee examines each country in terms of four areas in which state and religion necessarily interact: group identity, ideology, institutions, and political culture. He also considers twenty-five commonly encountered (but often contradictory) hypotheses asserting that religion is either an obstacle or an aid to political development, or that religion is largely irrelevant to the development process. Is secularization a necessary prerequisite for democratic development? How is it and why is it…

Book details

List price: $46.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2014
Publisher: Westview Press
Publication date: 7/30/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments


Transliteration



The Political Determinants of Religion


Historic Moments


Nationalism in the Middle East


Modernization Theory


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Religion as a Dependent Variable


Conclusion



The Taming of Islam in Egypt


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Conclusion


Chronology



The Transformation of Judaism in Israel


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Conclusion


Chronology



The Politics of Religion in "Secularist" Turkey


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Outcomes


Conclusion


Chronology



State Shiism in Iran


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Conclusion


Chronology



State Sunnism in Saudi Arabia


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Conclusion


Chronology



Reconciling Religion and Politics


Balance


Identity


Ideology


Institutions


Political Culture


Conclusion


Notes


Glossary


Bibliography


Index