Religion, education, and governance in the Middle East : between tradition and modernity / edited by Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel. - Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2012. - 217 p. ; 25 cm. - Global interdisciplinary studies series .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

List of Contributors -- Introduction / Sai Felicia Krishna-Hensel -- 1. Global Governance, Islamism, and Authority in the Middle East / Alise Coen -- 2. Modernity, Islam and Religious Activism / Deina Abdelkader -- 3. The Interrelated Dynamics of Culture, Religion and Nation in the United Arab Emirates / Vania Carvalho Pinto -- 4. Lebanon's Quest for Independence: Between Fragmentation, Political Instability and Foreign Intervention / Benedetta Berti -- 5. Challenging the Hashemites: Muslim Brotherhood and Islamic Action Front in Jordan / Kürsad Turan -- 6. The Micro-foundations of Religious Party Moderation: Religious Party Supporters and Ideological Changes / Sultan Tepe -- 7. Politics of Religious Education in Turkey / Yusuf Sarfati -- 8. Uncertainty in the Governance Processes: Political Economy of Biosafety Policies in Turkey / Ebru Tekin -- Epilogue.

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Islamic education--Political aspects--Middle East.
Islam and politics--Middle East.

LC910.3 / .R45 2012

320.956