Religion and Nationalism in Iraq: A Comparative Perspective
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Because the situation in Iraq exhibits some of the standard symptoms of religious nationalism, it seems appropriate to compare it to other cases where the impulses of religion and nationalism have also come together in a highly lethal way. This volume provides a comparative consideration of attempts to manage and resolve nationalist conflicts in Bosnia, Sri Lanka, and Sudan, and examines how lessons from those situations might inform similar efforts in Iraq. In their introduction, Professors Little and Swearer review current scholarly thinking on the connection of religious and ethnic factors to nationalist conflicts, and they demonstrate the salience of religious and ethnic identity to these conflicts. For each country, two prominent thinkers examine the intersection of religion and ethnicity and the struggles to form a nation-state. The volume also contains a summary of the discussion on each country among 20 scholars, appendices providing background on the three countries with which Iraq is compared, and maps of the countries. The central role of ethnic and religious impulses in forming the identity of a people or nation directly ties these matters to nationalism and nationalist conflict.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0945454414
ISBN13:9780945454410
Release Date:March 2007
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:213 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.3" x 8.5"
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