Mobilizing Religion In Middle East Politics

Author : Yusuf Sarfati
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781135098636

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Mobilizing Religion in Middle East Politics by Yusuf Sarfati Pdf

Contrary to the expectations of the secularization theorists, religious political movements rose to prominence in numerous countries across the globe in the past three decades. By examining the conditions that underlie the electoral fortunes of religious actors in democratic regimes, this book contributes to our understanding of this worldwide religious resurgence. Employing a social movement theory framework, Mobilizing Religion in Middle East Politics explores the macro and micro dynamics of successful political mobilization by Sephardic Torah Guardians (Shas) in Israel and the National Outlook Movement in Turkey in the recent decades. In a comparative framework, the book demonstrates how ripe political opportunities, appropriate frames and dense social networks contribute to building popular support in Israel and Turkey. Yusuf Sarfati also assesses the effects of the increasing political power of religious actors on democratic governance and illustrates similarities and differences between two countries. Drawing on empirical data from a range of interviews conducted in both Israel and Turkey, this book provides a comparative study of religious politics in two countries that are often thought of as ‘exceptional cases,’ and are rarely compared. As such, this book is a welcome contribution for those studying Middle East politics, comparative politics, religious politics, democratization and social movements.

Author : Robert D. Lee
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2018-04-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429974397

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Religion and Politics in the Middle East by Robert D. Lee Pdf

This innovative book analyses 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 book argues that the nature of religious organization and practice in the Middle East must be understood in the context of individual nation states. 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.

Author : Sabri Ciftci,F. Michael Wuthrich,Ammar Shamaileh
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-03
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780253060549

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Beyond Piety and Politics by Sabri Ciftci,F. Michael Wuthrich,Ammar Shamaileh Pdf

How do ordinary men and women in Muslim-majority societies create religion-informed views of political topics such as democracy and economics? Beyond Piety and Politics provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the depth and variety of political attitudes held by people who consider themselves to be pious Muslims. Using survey data on religious preferences and behavior, the authors argue for the relevance and importance of four outlook categories—religious individualist, social communitarian, religious communitarian, and post-Islamist—and use these to explore complex and nuanced attitudes of devout Muslims toward issues like democracy and economic distribution. They also reveal how intrafaith variation in political attitudes is not due simply to doctrinal differences but is also a product of the social aspects of religious association operating within political contexts. By highlighting the dynamic societal and political implications of religious devotion, Beyond Piety and Politics offers a fascinating new theoretical perspective on Islam and politics.

Author : Metin Heper,Raphael Israeli
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781134608027

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Islam and Politics in the Modern Middle East (RLE Politics of Islam) by Metin Heper,Raphael Israeli Pdf

The recent resurgence of Islam in the Middle East is a far more complex phenomenon than is often suggested by those analyses which reduce recent developments in the area to no more than an intensification of religiosity. Islam and Politics in the Modern Middle East challenges that perception of the contemporary Middle East. It explores the nature of the Islamic revival and attempts to establish the original impulse behind particular instances of Islamic resurgence. It also examines the degree to which religious institutions have served as a mechanism for expressing secular demands and frustrations and investigates to what extent politics is a functional alternative to religion. First published in 1984.

Author : Michael Curtis
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1982-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0865313881

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Religion And Politics In The Middle East by Michael Curtis Pdf

Author : Timothy D. Sisk
Publisher : US Institute of Peace Press
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1878379216

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Islam and Democracy by Timothy D. Sisk Pdf

This volume explores the relationship between religion and politics generally, as well as the global wave of democratization in the late twentieth century, as background to different interpretations of political Islam. It analyzes the role of these movements in Iran, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, the Persian Gulf (especially Saudi Arabia), and the Palestinian community.

Author : David S. Sorenson
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429975042

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An Introduction to the Modern Middle East by David S. Sorenson Pdf

Combining elements of comparative politics with a country-by-country analysis, author David S. Sorenson provides a complete and accessible introduction to the modern Middle East. With an emphasis on the politics of the region, the text also dedicates chapters specifically to the history, religions, and economies of countries in the Persian (Arabian) Gulf, the Eastern Mediterranean, and North Africa. In each country chapter, a brief political history is followed by discussions of democratization, religious politics, women's issues, civil society, economic development, privatization, and foreign relations. In this updated and revised second edition, An Introduction to the Modern Middle East includes new material on the Arab Spring, the changes in Turkish politics, the Iranian nuclear issues, and the latest efforts to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian dilemma. Introductory chapters provide an important thematic overview for each of the book's individual country chapters and short vignettes throughout the book offer readers a chance for personal reflection.

Author : Emmanuel Sivan,Menachem Friedman
Publisher : SUNY Press
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 1990-08-29
Category : History
ISBN : 0791401596

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Religious Radicalism and Politics in the Middle East by Emmanuel Sivan,Menachem Friedman Pdf

This book explores in a comparative perspective two fundamentalist waves that have rolled over the Middle East during the last two decades. Jewish and Muslim extremism have had a profound impact on the culture and politics of this important region. One thinks immediately of the Guh Emunism settlements on the West Bank, the Iranian revolution, and the assassination of President Sadat. The authors highlight various facets of the phenomena, such as Haradi Jewish ultra-orthodoxy, the transformation of secular Israeli nationalism by the Gush, Iranian attempts to spread the revolutionary gospel to the Sunni world, and fundamentalism as the spearhead of the national uprising in the Gaza. The introduction outlines what the extremist movements in both religions have in common, where they diverge, and how they are shaping the future of the Middle East.

Author : Nader Hashemi,Danny Postel
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780190664886

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Sectarianization by Nader Hashemi,Danny Postel Pdf

"This book is a product of the collective efforts of the faculty and staff at the Center for Middle East Studies at the University of Denver's Josef Korbel School of International Studies."--Page vii.

Author : Fred Halliday
Publisher : Saqi
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780863567193

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Nation and Religion by Fred Halliday Pdf

The Middle East is a complex region where religion, culture and politi are deeply intertwined in a powerful relationship. From the early days of the Arab nationalist experiment to the emergence of Islamic fundamentalism in the early part of this century and beyond, the region's political movements have become a salient feature of its modern history and continue to be the subject of much heated debate and speculation. This collection of essays addresses these timely issues by providing both a general analysis of the region and more focused country-by-country examples. Among the many themes, nationalism and Islamism are re-examined to demonstrate their ongoing relevance and relationship to the presentday Arab context and identity. This is followed by a closer look at Islamist movements in Turkey, Iran, and Tunisia and how these forces may either come to erode the secular state (in the case of Turkey and Tunisia) or bolster the Islamic one (in the case of Iran). The author also examines the fate of the eight remaining monarchies of the Arab world and the conditions of their emergence, consolidation and continuation. By means of a thorough analysis of these important themes, along with country-specific case studies, the author provides a wealth of information that helps towards a comprehensive understanding of the region. 'An absorbing collection of essays ... Halliday's range allows him to make many penetrating cross-cultural comparisons.' New Statesman 'Nation and Religion in the Middle East provides a wealth of information that helps towards a comprehensive understanding of the region.' The Middle East 'A formidable collection.' Times Literary Supplement 'Halliday has proven one of the most wide-ranging and sophisticated analysts of the Middle East, and this collection of essays shows both those traits.' CHOICE

Author : Robert Deemer Lee
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1785395297

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Religion and Politics in the Middle East by Robert Deemer Lee Pdf

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

Author : Nosrati Ahmad Nosrati,Ahmad Nosrati
Publisher : Trafford Publishing
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781426923159

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Man and God by Nosrati Ahmad Nosrati,Ahmad Nosrati Pdf

For centuries, wars have occurred and impacted human civilization deeply. As a result, many fight due to cultural differences, vested interests and even over religious beliefs. In the modern world, the rift between the West and the Middle East continues to widen due to endless acts of terrorism. How can the two regions settle their differences and cooperate fully? Take an in-depth look into the history of Islam, Jewish, and Christianity as author Ahmad Nosrati, Iranian scholar, presents this critical review of the roots of religious and political problems in the Middle East in Man and God. Man and God is a comprehensive review of the troubled relationship between the Middle East and the West. It provides unbiased information that's useful and enlightening especially for those who want freedom, human rights, and results in today's current dilemma. It raises striking questions among them, foremost, have the deceptive foreign policies of the West led to a humiliation of people of the Middle East? Or has the conviction of certain radical Islamist like Al Qaeda that they must kill their adversaries, driven this struggle? Aside from these, the book also explores the character of God and its role in motivating religious extremism or fundamentalism that led to many wars. The text also takes into account the West's everlasting dependence on Middle Eastern oil as one factor that explains why the region is essential to them. The striking analysis of Man and God has the potential to spark a new wave of debates over foreign policy, politics and religion.

Author : Professor Shahrough Akhavi
Publisher : Zed Books Ltd.
Page : 199 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781848137349

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The Middle East by Professor Shahrough Akhavi Pdf

Amidst recent hype about events in the Middle East, there have been few attempts to get below the surface and develop a fuller understanding of what politics means there. The Middle East: The Politics of the Sacred and Secular redresses this balance and provides essential historical and theoretical context. In this book, Shahrough Akhavi shows that the way people think about politics in the Middle East has developed in response to historical experience. Islam has obviously played a pivotal role and the book does much to disentangle myth and reality about Islamic responses to politics. Refreshingly, however, the book focuses on the universal concepts of the individual, civil society, the state, justice, authority and obligation and how these have been interpreted by Middle Eastern thinkers in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Akhavi builds a dynamic picture of a politically exciting and engaged region. The fresh perspective this book brings to global political theory, and the background it gives students of politics in the Middle East make it an important addition to the World Political Theories series.

Author : Joel Beinin,Joe Stork
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0520204484

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Political Islam by Joel Beinin,Joe Stork Pdf

The essays and case studies collected here—featuring some of the best material from Middle East Report over the past decade as well as much original material—challenge the facile generalizations about what Western media and political establishments usually call "Islamic fundamentalism." The authors demonstrate the complexity of these movements and offer complementary and contrasting interpretations of their origins and significance. The material included covers a broad range of themes—including democracy and civil society, gender relations and popular culture—as they have emerged in countries throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

Author : Carrie Rosefsky Wickham
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-12-06
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231125734

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Mobilizing Islam by Carrie Rosefsky Wickham Pdf

The book explains how Islamist groups captured the hearts and minds of educated youth in Egypt. It focuses on the first twelve years of Hosni Mubarak's presidency, from 1981 to 1993, the period when participation in the movement reached its peak and before a wave of repression brought it to an abrupt end.