03127nam 2200697 450 991082063910332120200520144314.00-253-01657-6(CKB)3710000000408977(EBL)2040253(SSID)ssj0001482186(PQKBManifestationID)11830761(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001482186(PQKBWorkID)11510045(PQKB)10836927(MiAaPQ)EBC2040253(OCoLC)908447772(MdBmJHUP)muse47578(Au-PeEL)EBL2040253(CaPaEBR)ebr11051524(PPN)191771945(EXLCZ)99371000000040897720150428h20152015 ub| 0engur|||||||nn|ntxtccrIslam and politics in the Middle East explaining the views of ordinary citizens /Mark TesslerBloomington :Indiana University Press,[2015]©20151 online resource (266 p.)Indiana series in Middle East studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-253-01643-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 of more than 60,000 men and women, this study investigates the reasons that some individuals support a central role for Islam in government while others favor a separation of religion and politics. Utilizing his newly constructed Carnegie Middle East Governance and Islam Dataset, which has been plaIndiana series in Middle East studies.Islam and politicsMiddle EastIslam and stateMiddle EastIslam and politicsPublic opinionIslam and statePublic opinionPolitical cultureMiddle EastPublic opinionMiddle EastMiddle EastPolitics and governmentIslam and politicsIslam and stateIslam and politicsPublic opinion.Islam and statePublic opinion.Political culturePublic opinion297.2/720956Tessler Mark A.297083MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820639103321Islam and politics in the Middle East1398291UNINA