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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Religion and politics in the Middle East. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1981 (OCoLC)561861668 Online version: Religion and politics in the Middle East. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 1981 (OCoLC)632130646 |
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| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Michael Curtis; American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle East. |
| ISBN: | 0865310653 9780865310650 |
| OCLC Number: | 7672623 |
| Notes: | "Prepared under the auspices of the American Academic Association for Peace in the Middle East"--P. [iv] Includes index. |
| Description: | x, 406 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Introduction / Michael Curtis -- Part 1. Islam and politics -- The return of Islam / Bernard Lewis -- The anatomy of Islamic revival : legitimacy crisis, ethnic conflict, and the search for Islamic alternatives / R. Hrair Dekmejian -- Islam and Arab nationalism / Najm A. Bezirgan -- Sources of Arab nationalism : an overview / William L. Cleveland -- The political character of Judaism and Islam : some comparisons / Mervin F. Verbit -- Part 2. Egypt -- Religion and politics in Egypt / Louis J. Cantori -- Nationalism in twentieth century Egypt / James P. Jankowski -- Changing the law on personal status in Egypt within a liberal interpretation of the Shari'a / Mohamed Al-Nowaihi -- Recently approved amendments to Egypt's law on personal status / Aziza Hussein -- Part 3. Iran -- The problem of sovereignty in an Ithna Ashari ("Twelver") Shi'i state / Roger M. Savory -- Khumayni's Islamic Republic / Raymond N. Habiby and Fariborz Ghavidel -- Part 4. Iraq -- Sectarianism and the Iraqi state / Josef Gotlieb -- Part 5. Israel -- Religion and politics in Israel / Daniel J. Elazar and Janet Aviad -- Religion and its role in national integration in Israel / Emanuel Gutmann -- Gush emunin : politics, religion, and ideology in Israel / Kevin A. Avruch -- Part 6. Lebanon -- The Lebanese identity / Kamal S. Salibi -- Ethnic conflict and the reemergence of radical Christian nationalism in Lebanon / John P. Entelis -- Part 7. Lybia -- Mu'amar Qadhafi's new Islamic scientific socialist society ; Qadhafi's thoughts on true democracy / Raymond N. Habiby -- Part 8. Saudi Arabia -- The creation of Saudi Arabia and the erosion of Wahhabi conservatism / George Linabury -- Part 9. Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria -- Islam and political values in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Syria / R. Stephen Humphreys -- Part 10. Sudan -- Islam in Sudanese politics / Gabriel R. Warburg -- Part 11. Turkey -- Politics, religion, and ethnic identity in Turkey / Jeffrey A. Ross -- Part 12. Yemen -- Religion and politics in South Arabia / Robert W. Stookey -- Appendix -- A directory of modern Islam / Daniel Pipes -- The Islamic Middle East : an incomplete bibliographic essay / Leonard Librande and Eugene Rothman. |
| Series Title: | Westview special studies on the Middle East. |
| Responsibility: | edited by Michael Curtis. |
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