Regulating Islam - Religion and the State in Contemporary Morocco and Tunisia

Through a comparative study of Morocco and Tunisia, Feuer proposes a compelling theory accounting for complexities in religion-state relations across the Arab world.

List of contents

Introduction; 1. Toward a theory of religious regulation; 2. The Moroccan ingredients of religious regulation; 3. Striking an identity bargain in Morocco; 4. The Tunisian ingredients of religious regulation; 5. Balancing Muhammad and Montesquieu in Tunisia; 6. Regulating Islam after the spring.

About the author

Sarah J. Feuer, an expert on politics and religion in North Africa, is a Soref fellow at The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. She completed her Ph.D. in politics at Brandeis University's Crown Center for Middle East Studies, and previously earned her M.A. in Middle Eastern history from Tel Aviv University, Israel, and a B.A. in history and French literature from the University of Pennsylvania. She has extensive experience in the Middle East and North Africa, including stints living in Israel, Jordan, Morocco, and Tunisia. Dr Feuer is a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and has published in Foreign Affairs and Politico, among other outlets.

Summary

Drawing on a range of previously unexamined sources, this comparative study of two contemporary Arab nations proposes a compelling new theory that accounts for the complexities of religion-state dynamics across the Arab world. These case studies will appeal to anyone keen to understand the post-uprisings Arab landscape, including both scholars and policymakers.

Product details

• Authors: Sarah J. Feuer, Sarah Judith Feuer
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781108420204
• ISBN: 978-1-108-42020-4
• No. of pages: 238
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Islam, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Middle Eastern, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / General, International Relations, Religion & politics, Comparative Politics, Politics and government, Middle Eastern history, Religion and Politics