Religion and politics in the Middle East:identity, ideology, institutions, and attitudes
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Westview Press,
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Publisher Address: | Boulder, CO |
Publication Dates: | c2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Carrier Form: | xvi, 335 p.: ; 23 cm. |
ISBN: |
9780813344201 (pbk.) 0813344204 (pbk.) |
Index Number: | D737 |
CLC: | D737.063 |
Call Number: | D737.063/L479 |
Contents: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 307-320) and index. The political determinants of religion -- Religion as a causal force -- The taming of Islam in Egypt -- The transformation of Judaism in Israel -- The politics of religion in "secularist" Turkey -- State Shiism in Iran -- Reconciling religion and politics. "This innovative book analyzes the interaction of politics and religion in the Middle East through a comparative study of four countries -- Egypt, Israel, Turkey, and Iran. 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." -- Back cover. |