Beyond Piety and Politics

Sabri Ciftci is Professor of Political Science and the Michael W. Suleiman Chair at Kansas State University. He is author of Islam, Justice, and Democracy.F. Michael Wuthrich is Associate Professor of Political Science and Associate Director of the Center for Global and International Studies at the University of Kansas. He is author of National Elections in Turkey: People, Politics, and the Party System.Ammar Shamaileh is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Relations at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies. He is author of Trust and Terror: Social Capital and the Use of Terrorism as a Tool of Resistance.

• DedicationList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Religious Communities, the State, and Religious Outlooks2. Attitudes of the Devout: The Nature of the Substance or the Nurture of Relationship?3. Empirical Foundations of Religious Outlooks4. The Individual and Contextual Determinants of Muslim Religious Outlooks in MENA5. Islam and Support for Democracy6. Temporal Change in Religious Outlooks and Political Preferences7. Islam and Distributive PreferencesConclusionAppendix AAppendix BBibliographyIndex

"Beyond Piety and Politics is an important contribution to the study of religion and politics. This well-written, carefully documented study nuances our understanding of religiosity by considering how religious groups' standings in society and vis-à-vis the state shape individuals' attitudes. It pushes the field to dismiss blunt conceptions of religiosity, focusing on how these groups navigate state and society."—Ellen Lust, University of Gothenburg"This is an excellent and sophisticated book that examines the sources of religious preferences and outlooks. It insightfully argues that communal associations shape religious outlooks and these outlooks influence political and social worldviews. The authors advance a nuanced and context-driven understanding of religion in the everyday lives of citizens in MENA."—Amaney A. Jamal, Edwards S. Sanford Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University