03131cam a2200505 i 4500 ocn830663836 OCoLC 20240709101648.0 130315s2013 cou b 001 0 eng 2012050398 GBB460668 bnb 016566368 Uk 9780813348735 0813348730 AU@ 000050647456 UKMGB 016566368 (OCoLC)830663836 (OCoLC)826685350 (OCoLC)865545942 DLC eng rda DLC YDX YDXCP YUS OCLCF OCL S3O OCLCQ LRP OCLCQ CSJ OCLCQ UKMGB OCLCO WSU pcc aw----- BL65.P7 L4263 Lee, Robert Deemer, 1941- Religion and politics in the Middle East : identity, ideology, institutions, and attitudes / Robert D. Lee. Second edition. Boulder : Westview Press, 2013. xvi, 360 p ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references and index. This 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. Religion and politics Middle East. Islam and politics Middle East. Judaism and politics Middle East. Group identity Middle East. Political culture Middle East. Religion and state Middle East. Secularism Middle East. Group identity. fast (OCoLC)fst00948442 Middle East Politics and government. Moyen-Orient Politique et gouvernement. Middle East. fast (OCoLC)fst01241586 lcc BK 0 NO HOLDINGS IN GHUCC - 102 OTHER HOLDINGS 984 984 0 0 lcc 0 0 REF GAFC GAFC GEN 2024-07-09 0 BL65.P7 L4263 2024-1519 2024-07-09 10:17:53 2024-07-09 BK