Islam and Power in the Contemporary Muslim World; Islamic Resurgence in Arab Countries

In Islamic societies religion is almost always present in the changing equations of power. In what ways it is present-as an instrument of ruling regimes, a generator of opposition, a reaction to Western-style modernization-is now a central question for scholars. The authors of the first book treat the subject from a historical and philosophical standpoint. The contributors to the second volume, all social scientists, look more to the contemporary political scene in individual Arab countries.