02954cam a2200445 i 4500001001300000003000600013005001700019008004100036010001700077015001900094016001800113020001800131020001500149035005700164040010700221042000800328043001200336050002000348100003100368245011400399250002000513264003800533300002400571336002600595337002800621338002700649504005100676520135400727650004002081650003702121650003902158650003302197650003602230650003702266650002902303650004602332651004202378651004502420651004302465ocn830663836OCoLC20240709101648.0130315s2013    cou      b    001 0 eng    a  2012050398  aGBB4606682bnb7 a0165663682Uk  a9780813348735  a0813348730  a(OCoLC)830663836z(OCoLC)826685350z(OCoLC)865545942  aDLCbengerdacDLCdYDXdYDXCPdYUSdOCLCFdOCLdS3OdOCLCQdLRPdOCLCQdCSJdOCLCQdUKMGBdOCLCOdWSU  apcc  aaw-----00aBL65.P7bL4263 1 aLee, Robert Deemer,d1941-10aReligion and politics in the Middle East :bidentity, ideology, institutions, and attitudes /cRobert D. Lee.  aSecond edition. 1aBoulder :bWestview Press,c2013.  axvi, 360 p ;c23 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  aIncludes bibliographical references and index.  aThis 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. 0aReligion and politicszMiddle East. 0aIslam and politicszMiddle East. 0aJudaism and politicszMiddle East. 0aGroup identityzMiddle East. 0aPolitical culturezMiddle East. 0aReligion and statezMiddle East. 0aSecularismzMiddle East. 7aGroup identity.2fast0(OCoLC)fst00948442 0aMiddle EastxPolitics and government. 6aMoyen-OrientxPolitique et gouvernement. 7aMiddle East.2fast0(OCoLC)fst01241586