Between the State and Islam (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521789721)

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.

Author: Charles E. Butterworth
ISBN-10: 0521789729
ISBN-13: 9780521789721
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/2001
Pages: 272
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 197