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Faith in Numbers - Religion, Sectarianism, and Democracy (Hardcover)
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Faith in Numbers - Religion, Sectarianism, and Democracy (Hardcover)
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Why does religion sometimes increase support for democracy and
sometimes do just the opposite? In Faith in Numbers, political
scientist Michael Hoffman presents a theory of religion, group
interest, and democracy. Focusing on communal religion, he
demonstrates that the effect of communal prayer on support for
democracy depends on the interests of the religious group in
question. For members of groups who would benefit from democracy,
communal prayer increases support for democratic institutions; for
citizens whose groups would lose privileges in the event of
democratic reforms, the opposite effect is present. Using a variety
of data sources, Hoffman illustrates these claims in multiple
contexts. He places particular emphasis on his study of Lebanon and
Iraq, two countries in which sectarian divisions have played a
major role in political development, by utilizing both existing and
original surveys. By examining religious and political preferences
among both Muslims and non-Muslims in several religiously diverse
settings, Faith in Numbers shows that theological explanations of
religion and democracy are inadequate. Rather, it demonstrates that
religious identities and sectarian interests play a major part in
determining regime preferences and illustrates how Islam in
particular can be mobilized for both pro- and anti-democratic
purposes. It finds that Muslim religious practice is not
necessarily anti-democratic; in fact, in a number of settings,
practicing Muslims are considerably more supportive of democracy
than their secular counterparts. Theological differences alone do
not determine whether members of religious groups tend to support
or oppose democracy; rather, their participation in communal
worship motivates them to view democracy through a sectarian lens.
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