Robert D Lee

Religion and Politics in the Middle East

Identity, Ideology, Institutions, and Attitudes

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A comparative analysis of the interacting influences of politics and religion in shaping liberal democratic development in five Middle Eastern countries

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This 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. Lee examines each country in terms of four domains in which state and religion necessarily interact: national identity, ideology, institutions, and political culture.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 378
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juli 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 152mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780813348735
• ISBN-10: 0813348730
• Artikelnr.: 37187140

Autorenporträt

Robert D Lee

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Acknowledgments Transliteration 1. The Political Determinants of
Religion Historic Moments Nationalism in the Middle East Modernization
Theory Identity Ideology Institutions Political Culture Religion as a
Dependent Variable Conclusion 2. The Taming of Islam in Egypt Identity
Ideology Institutions Political Culture Conclusion Chronology 3. The
Transformation of Judaism in Israel Identity Ideology Institutions
Political Culture Conclusion Chronology 4. The Politics of Religion in
"Secularist" Turkey Identity Ideology Institutions Political Culture
Outcomes Conclusion Chronology 5. State Shiism in Iran Identity Ideology
Institutions Political Culture Conclusion Chronology 6. State Sunnism in
Saudi Arabia Identity Ideology Institutions Political Culture Conclusion
Chronology 7. Reconciling Religion and Politics Balance Identity Ideology
Institutions Political Culture Conclusion Notes Glossary Bibliography Index