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Between the State and Islam

Hardback

Main Details

Title Between the State and Islam
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Charles E. Butterworth
Edited by I. William Zartman
SeriesWoodrow Wilson Center Press
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:270
Dimensions(mm): Height 236,Width 160
Category/GenreWorld history - c 1750 to c 1900
World history - from c 1900 to now
ISBN/Barcode 9780521783521
ClassificationsDewey:956
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 29 January 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Heretofore, the study of the Middle East has focused almost exclusively on Islam and on the regime, especially on its nondemocratic aspects. It has done so at the expense of accounting fully for the forces of skepticism, liberty, and creativity that struggle against Islamic conformism and state hegemony. This volume examines how Middle Eastern peoples in the 19th and 20th centuries lived and flourished while trying to shape their political and religious surroundings outside the formal structures of established religion and the state.