The rise and fall of secularism in the Arab world

The article gives an overview of secular movements and developments in the Arab countries, especially in Lebanon and Egypt. It then examines the causes of the decline of secularism in recent years. Among these are the exhaustion of nationalist and marxist ideologies; class conflict; the supersession...

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Main Author: Salem, Paul E. (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Blackwell 1996
In: Middle East policy
Year: 1996, Volume: 4, Issue: 3, Pages: 147-160
Further subjects:B Modernization
B Arab countries
B State
B Secularization
B Ideology
B Fundamentalism
B Religion
B Islam and politics
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Summary:The article gives an overview of secular movements and developments in the Arab countries, especially in Lebanon and Egypt. It then examines the causes of the decline of secularism in recent years. Among these are the exhaustion of nationalist and marxist ideologies; class conflict; the supersession of modernism and the rise of postmodernism in the West; historical events such as the oil-price boom in the 70ies, the intellectual decline of the Arab capitals, the Iranian revolution of 1979 and the struggle against Israel. The article ends discussing the possibility of growing secularism in the future. (DÜI-Mjr)
ISSN:1061-1924
Contains:In: Middle East policy