Islam and politics in the Middle East : explaining the views of ordinary citizens / Mark Tessler.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tessler, Mark A., author.

Series:

Indiana series in Middle East studies.

Indiana series in Middle East studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam and politics--Middle East.

Islam and politics.

Islam and state--Middle East.

Islam and state.

Islam and politics--Public opinion.

Islam and state--Public opinion.

Political culture--Middle East.

Political culture.

Public opinion--Middle East.

Public opinion.

Middle East--Politics and government.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Some of the most pressing questions in the Middle East and North Africa today revolve around the proper place of Islamic institutions and authorities in governance and political affairs. Drawing on data from 42 surveys carried out in fifteen countries between 1988 and 2011, representing the opinions of more than 60,000 men and women, this study investigates the reasons that some individuals support a central role for Islam in government while others favor a separation of religion and politics. Utilizing his newly constructed Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, which has been pla

Contents:

Introduction : the decline and resurgence of Islam in the twentieth century

A two-level study of attitudes toward political Islam : data and methods

Islam in the lives of ordinary Muslims

Why individuals hold different views about Islam's political role

How and why explanations vary across countries

What we know and what comes next.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780253016577

0253016576

OCLC:

908447772