Description
This book systematically assesses the value systems of active Muslims around the globe. Based on a multivariate analysis of recent World Values Survey data, it sheds new light on Muslim opinions and values in countries such as Indonesia, Iran, Tunisia, Egypt and Turkey. Due to a lack of democratic traditions, sluggish economic growth, escalating religiously motivated violence, and dissatisfaction with ruling elites in many Muslim countries, the authors identify a crisis and return to conservative values in the Muslim world, including anti-Semitism, religious and sexual intolerance, and views on democracy and secularism, business and economic matters. Based on these observations, they offer recommendations for policymakers and civil societies in Muslim countries on how to move towards tolerance, greater democratization and more rapid economic growth.
Table of Contents
Introduction.- Islam is Religion and State.- "The Age of Ignorance" and the Civic Culture of Democracy. A Multivariate Analysis Based on World Values Survey Data.- Islamism in Practice: Egypt, Sudan and Turkey.- Political Islam: Between Luther and Locke.- The Return of the Religious Anti-Semitism? The Evidence from World Values Survey Data.- Towards an Islamic Restoration.- Conclusions.
