TY  - BOOK
AU  - Lee,Robert Deemer
TI  - Religion and politics in the Middle East: identity, ideology, institutions, and attitudes 
SN  - 9780813348735
AV  - BL65.P7 L4263 
PY  - 2013///
CY  - Boulder
PB  - Westview Press
KW  - Religion and politics
KW  - Middle East
KW  - Islam and politics
KW  - Judaism and politics
KW  - Group identity
KW  - Political culture
KW  - Religion and state
KW  - Secularism
KW  - fast
KW  - Politics and government
KW  - Moyen-Orient
KW  - Politique et gouvernement
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - 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
ER  -