Islam and politics in the Middle East : explaining the views of ordinary citizens

Islam and politics in the Middle East : explaining the views of ordinary citizens / Mark Tessler.

Some of the most pressing questions in the Middle East and North Africa today revolve around the proper place of Islamic institutions and authorities in governance and political affairs. Drawing on data from 42 surveys carried out in fifteen countries between 1988 and 2011, representing the opinions...

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Main Author: Tessler, Mark A. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2015]
Series:Indiana series in Middle East studies.
Subjects:
Islam and politics > Middle East.
Islam and state > Middle East.
Islam and politics > Public opinion.
Islam and state > Public opinion.
Political culture > Middle East.
Public opinion > Middle East.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Research.
Islam and politics
Islam and politics > Public opinion
Islam and state
Political culture
Politics and government
Public opinion
Middle East > Politics and government.
Middle East
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : the decline and resurgence of Islam in the twentieth century
  • A two-level study of attitudes toward political Islam : data and methods
  • Islam in the lives of ordinary Muslims
  • Why individuals hold different views about Islam's political role
  • How and why explanations vary across countries
  • What we know and what comes next.

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