Compulsion in Religion investigates religion and politics in Saddam Hussein's Iraq as well as the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003. In looking at Saddam Hussein's policies in the 1990s, many have interpreted his support for state religion as evidence of a dramatic shift away from Arab nationalism toward political Islam. While Islam did play a greater role in the regime's symbols and Saddam's statements in the 1990s than it had in earlier decades, the archival records and the regime's internal documents challenge this theory.
Compulsion in Religion investigates religion and politics in Saddam Hussein's Iraq as well as the roots of the religious insurgencies that erupted in Iraq following the American-led invasion in 2003. In looking at Saddam Hussein's policies in the 1990s, many have interpreted his support for state religion as evidence of a dramatic shift away from Arab nationalism toward political Islam. While Islam did play a greater role in the regime's symbols and Saddam's statements in the 1990s than it had in earlier decades, the archival records and the regime's internal documents challenge this theory.
Samuel Helfont is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Policy in the Naval War College program at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface and Acknowledgements * Introduction: Religion and Authoritarianism in Saddam's Iraq * Part I: The Penetration of Iraq's Religious Landscape 1979-1989 * Chapter 1: Saddam Takes Control * Chapter 2: Co-opting and Coercing Religion in Saddam's Iraq * Chapter 3: Co-opting and Coercing Shi'ism * Chapter 4: Suppressing the Islamist Opposition * Chapter 5: Addressing the Limits of Coercion and Co-optation * Part II: The Gulf War and its Aftermath 1990-1993 * Chapter 6: Continuity and Change in the Gulf War * Chapter 7: Iraq's Religious Landscape in the Wake of the Gulf War * Part III: The Faith Campaign 1993-2003 * Chapter 8: A Transformed Religious Landscape * Chapter 9: The Regime and the Shi'is in the 1990s * Chapter 10: Mechanisms of Control * Chapter 11: Putting the System to Work * Part IV: The Invasion of Iraq War and the Emergence of Religious Insurgencies * Chapter 12: American Misconceptions about Iraq and the 2003 Invasion * Chapter 13: Emergence of Religious Insurgencies in Iraq * Conclusion: Saddam the Counter-Insurgent and other Reflections on Ruling Iraq * Notes * Bibliography * Index
* Preface and Acknowledgements * Introduction: Religion and Authoritarianism in Saddam's Iraq * Part I: The Penetration of Iraq's Religious Landscape 1979-1989 * Chapter 1: Saddam Takes Control * Chapter 2: Co-opting and Coercing Religion in Saddam's Iraq * Chapter 3: Co-opting and Coercing Shi'ism * Chapter 4: Suppressing the Islamist Opposition * Chapter 5: Addressing the Limits of Coercion and Co-optation * Part II: The Gulf War and its Aftermath 1990-1993 * Chapter 6: Continuity and Change in the Gulf War * Chapter 7: Iraq's Religious Landscape in the Wake of the Gulf War * Part III: The Faith Campaign 1993-2003 * Chapter 8: A Transformed Religious Landscape * Chapter 9: The Regime and the Shi'is in the 1990s * Chapter 10: Mechanisms of Control * Chapter 11: Putting the System to Work * Part IV: The Invasion of Iraq War and the Emergence of Religious Insurgencies * Chapter 12: American Misconceptions about Iraq and the 2003 Invasion * Chapter 13: Emergence of Religious Insurgencies in Iraq * Conclusion: Saddam the Counter-Insurgent and other Reflections on Ruling Iraq * Notes * Bibliography * Index
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