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Reflections On Religion, Modernization, and Violence in the Islamic Middle East

Reflections On Religion, Modernization, and Violence in the Islamic Middle East <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay examines the social role played by, and social reasons for, violence in the Islamic Middle East. In doing so, it aims to counteract a persistent tendency in the literature to igreore the complexity of the relationship between religion and violence, on the one hand, and larger issues of socio-political and economic change, on the other, in favor of a more simplistic approach that views so-called militant or radical Islam primarily as a cause of violence in the region. The essay argues that explanations of "religious" violence can never be divorced from a thorough understanding of the historical formation and present social dynamics of the various nation-states in the region.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Method & Theory in the Study of Religion Brill

Reflections On Religion, Modernization, and Violence in the Islamic Middle East

Method & Theory in the Study of Religion , Volume 13 (1-4): 293 – Jan 1, 2001

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Publisher
Brill
Copyright
© 2001 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
ISSN
0943-3058
eISSN
1570-0682
DOI
10.1163/157006801X00255
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>This essay examines the social role played by, and social reasons for, violence in the Islamic Middle East. In doing so, it aims to counteract a persistent tendency in the literature to igreore the complexity of the relationship between religion and violence, on the one hand, and larger issues of socio-political and economic change, on the other, in favor of a more simplistic approach that views so-called militant or radical Islam primarily as a cause of violence in the region. The essay argues that explanations of "religious" violence can never be divorced from a thorough understanding of the historical formation and present social dynamics of the various nation-states in the region.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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Method & Theory in the Study of ReligionBrill

Published: Jan 1, 2001

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