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Religion and politics in the Middle East : identity, ideology, institutions, and attitudes / Robert D. Lee.
Van Pelt Library BL65.P7 L4263 2014
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lee, Robert Deemer, 1941-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religion and politics--Middle East.
- Religion and politics.
- Secularism.
- Religion and state.
- Political culture.
- Group identity.
- Judaism and politics.
- Middle East.
- Islam and politics--Middle East.
- Islam and politics.
- Middle East--Politics and government.
- Politics and government.
- Judaism and politics--Middle East.
- Group identity--Middle East.
- Political culture--Middle East.
- Religion and state--Middle East.
- Secularism--Middle East.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 360 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Boulder : Westview Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- 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. Robert D. Lee examines each country in terms of four domains in which state and religion necessarily interact: national identity, ideology, institutions, and political culture. In each domain he considers contradictory hypotheses, some of them asserting that religion is a positive force for political development and others identifying it as an obstacle. Among the questions the book confronts: Is secularization a necessary prerequisite for democratic development? How is it and why is it that religion and politics are so deeply entangled in these five countries? And, why is it that all five countries differ so markedly in the way they identify themselves and use religion for political purposes? The second edition is updated throughout and includes an entirely new chapter discussing the political and religious climate in Saudi Arabia. Earlier introductory analysis has been condensed to make room for new material, and chronologies at the end of each chapter have been added to help students understand the broader context. The second edition of Religion and Politics in the Middle East is a robust addition to courses on the Middle East. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The Political Determinants of Religion 1
- Historic Moments 5
- Nationalism in the Middle East 7
- Modernization Theory 9
- Identity 11
- Ideology 14
- Institutions 19
- Political Culture 24
- Religion as a Dependent Variable 30
- Conclusion 33
- 2 The Taming of Islam in Egypt 37
- Identity 40
- Ideology 49
- Institutions 58
- Political Culture 67
- Conclusion 75
- Chronology 77
- 3 The Transformation of Judaism in Israel 79
- Identity 81
- Ideology 90
- Institutions 101
- Political Culture 111
- Conclusion 120
- Chronology 123
- 4 The Politics of Religion in "Secularist" Turkey 125
- Identity 128
- Ideology 137
- Institutions 148
- Political Culture 155
- Outcomes 160
- Conclusion 165
- Chronology 167
- 5 State Shiism in Iran 169
- Identity 171
- Ideology 181
- Institutions 193
- Political Culture 205
- Conclusion 216
- Chronology 218
- 6 State Sunnism in Saudi Arabia 219
- Identity 220
- Ideology 229
- Institutions 239
- Political Culture 246
- Conclusion 255
- Chronology 256
- 7 Reconciling Religion and Politics 259
- Balance 262
- Identity 269
- Ideology 276
- Institutions 282
- Political Culture 288
- Conclusion 293.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780813348735
- 0813348730
- OCLC:
- 830663836
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