Beyond sacred and secular : politics of religion in Israel and Turkey / Sultan Tepe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tepe, Sultan, 1969-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religion and politics.

Judaism and politics--Israel.

Judaism and politics.

Israel.

Democracy--Israel.

Democracy.

Political parties--Israel.

Political parties.

Islam and politics--Turkey.

Islam and politics.

Turkey.

Democracy--Turkey.

Political parties--Turkey.

Physical Description:

viii, 413 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, [2008]

Contents:

Introduction: Beyond Sacred and Secular: A Comparative Analysis of Religious Politics in Israel and Turkey 1

Part I Paradox of Modernity? The Conundrum of Religion in Politics

1 Politics of Religion: Competing and Coalescing Conceptualizations 33

2 Religion in the Making of the Israeli and Turkish Nation-States: Incomplete Debates and Continuing Institutional Reformations 65

Part II Ideologues or Pragmatists? The Ideas and Ideologies of Religious Politics

3 Representing the Sacred in Mundane Politics: The Ideologies and Leaders of Mafdal and Shas 103

4 Representing Islam in Secular Politics: The Ideologies and Leaders of the Nationalist Action, the National View, and the Justice and Development Parties 159

Part III The Popular Roots of Religious Parties

5 Between Zionism and Judaism? Religious Party Supporters in Israel 229

6 Between Laicism and Islam? Religious Party Supporters in Turkey 283

Conclusion: Sacro-Secular Encounters: A Comparative Model of Religious Parties 343.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [371]-405) and index.

ISBN:

9780804758642

0804758646

OCLC:

181599809