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How do ordinary men and women in Muslim-majority societies create religion-informed views of political topics such as democracy and economics?
Beyond Piety and Politics provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the depth and variety of political attitudes held by people who consider themselves to be pious Muslims. Using survey data on religious preferences and behavior, the authors argue for the relevance and importance of four outlook categories-religious individualist, social communitarian, religious communitarian, and post-Islamist-and use these to explore complex and nuanced attitudes of devout Muslims toward issues like democracy and economic distribution. They also reveal how intrafaith variation in political attitudes is not due simply to doctrinal differences but is also a product of the social aspects of religious association operating within political contexts.
By highlighting the dynamic societal and political implications of religious devotion, Beyond Piety and Politics offers a fascinating new theoretical perspective on Islam and politics.
How do ordinary men and women in Muslim-majority societies create religion-informed views of political topics such as democracy and economics?
Beyond Piety and Politics provides a groundbreaking approach to understanding the depth and variety of political attitudes held by people who consider themselves to be pious Muslims. Using survey data on religious preferences and behavior, the authors argue for the relevance and importance of four outlook categories-religious individualist, social communitarian, religious communitarian, and post-Islamist-and use these to explore complex and nuanced attitudes of devout Muslims toward issues like democracy and economic distribution. They also reveal how intrafaith variation in political attitudes is not due simply to doctrinal differences but is also a product of the social aspects of religious association operating within political contexts.
By highlighting the dynamic societal and political implications of religious devotion, Beyond Piety and Politics offers a fascinating new theoretical perspective on Islam and politics.
Dedication
List of Figures
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Religious Communities, the State, and Religious Outlooks
2. Attitudes of the Devout: The Nature of the Substance or the
Nurture of Relationship?
3. Empirical Foundations of Religious Outlooks
4. The Individual and Contextual Determinants of Muslim Religious
Outlooks in MENA
5. Islam and Support for Democracy
6. Temporal Change in Religious Outlooks and Political
Preferences
7. Islam and Distributive Preferences
Conclusion
Appendix A
Appendix B
Bibliography
Index
Sabri Ciftci is Professor of Political Science and the Michael W. Suleiman Chair at Kansas State University. He is author of Islam, Justice, and Democracy.
F. Michael Wuthrich is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas. He is author of National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System.
Ammar Shamaileh is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is author of Trust and Terror: Social Capital and the Use of Terrorism as a Tool of Resistance.
"Beyond Piety and Politics is an important contribution to the
study of religion and politics. This well-written, carefully
documented study nuances our understanding of religiosity by
considering how religious groups' standings in society and
vis-à-vis the state shape individuals' attitudes. It pushes the
field to dismiss blunt conceptions of religiosity, focusing on how
these groups navigate state and society."—Ellen Lust, University of
Gothenburg
"This is an excellent and sophisticated book that examines the
sources of religious preferences and outlooks. It insightfully
argues that communal associations shape religious outlooks and
these outlooks influence political and social worldviews. The
authors advance a nuanced and context-driven understanding of
religion in the everyday lives of citizens in MENA."—Amaney A.
Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and
International Affairs, Princeton University
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