Faith and power : religion and politics in the Middle East / Bernard Lewis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lewis, Bernard, 1916-2018.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islam--History.

Islam.

Islam--Relations.

East and West.

Middle East--Religion.

Middle East.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Bernard Lewis is recognized around the globe as one of the leading authorities on Islam. Hailed as ""the world's foremost Islamic scholar"" (Wall Street Journal ), as ""a towering figure among experts on the culture and religion of the Muslim world"" (Baltimore Sun ), and as ""the doyen of Middle Eastern studies"" (New York Times ), Lewis is nothing less than a national treasure, a trusted voice that politicians, journalists, historians, and the general public have all turned to for insight into the Middle East. Now, Lewis has brought together writings on religion and government in the Middle

Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Credits; CHAPTER 1 License to Kill: Osama bin Ladin's Declaration of Jihad; CHAPTER 2 Europe and Islam; CHAPTER 3 Religion and Politics in Islam and Judaism; CHAPTER 4 Islam and Liberal Democracy; CHAPTER 5 Free at Last?: The Arab World in the Twenty-first Century; CHAPTER 6 Gender and the Clash of Civilizations; CHAPTER 7 Democracy and Religion in the Middle East; CHAPTER 8 Peace and Freedom in the Middle East; CHAPTER 9 Democracy, Legitimacy, and Succession in the Middle East

CHAPTER 10 The Relevance of History: Transcript: Organization of the Islamic Conference, European Union, FranceCHAPTER 11 Freedom and Justice in Islam; CHAPTER 12 Europe and Islam; CHAPTER 13 Freedom and Justice in the Modern Middle East

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

0-19-975281-8

1-282-54482-9

9786612544828

0-19-975062-9

OCLC:

607554882