Description
| Product ID: | 9781108707237 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | Trust and the Islamic Advantage |
| Subtitle: | Religious-Based Movements in Turkey and the Muslim World |
| Authors: | Author: Avital Livny |
| Page Count: | 269 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Religion and politics, Social groups: religious groups and communities, Comparative politics, Political ideologies and movements, Religion & politics, Islamic studies, Comparative politics, Political ideologies |
| Description: | This book will interest scholars and students of comparative politics, Middle East politics, religion, and collective action. Examining the rise of Islamic-based politics and economics, Livny argues that these movements have a comparative advantage because they inspire feelings of trust among individuals with a shared, religious group-identity. In much of the Muslim world, Islamic political and economic movements appear to have a comparative advantage. Relative to similar secular groups, they are better able to mobilize supporters and sustain their cooperation long-term. Nowhere is this more apparent than in Turkey, a historically secular country that has experienced a sharp rise in Islamic-based political and economic activity. Drawing on rich data sources and econometric methods, Avital Livny challenges existing explanations - such as personal faith - for the success of these movements. Instead, Livny shows that the Islamic advantage is rooted in feelings of trust among individuals with a shared, religious group-identity. This group-based trust serves as an effective substitute for more generalized feelings of interpersonal trust, which are largely absent in many Muslim-plurality countries. The book presents a new argument for conceptualizing religion as both a personal belief system and collective identity. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2022-04-14 |
