This book uses comparative analysis to examine ideological change and secularization of religious political parties. It traces the similar historical origins of Islamist and Catholic parties in the Middle East and Western Europe, chronicles their conflicts with existing religious authorities, and analyzes their subsequently divergent paths.
"The book addresses the timely question of ideological change and secularization of religious political parties. In a striking comparative analysis, this book traces the similar historical origins of Islamist and Catholic parties in the Middle East and Western Europe, chronicles their conflicts with existing religious authorities, and analyzes their subsequently divergent paths"--
