Summary Of Faith And Power By Bernard Lewis

Bernard Lewis is a distinguished author, political commentator and historian that has dedicated his carrier to observing and reporting about the current tensions plaguing the Middle East. In his novel Faith and Power: Religion and Politics in the Middle East Lewis introduces his readers to the various problems this region faces both religiously and politically by using a collection of essays to express these problems and how it has continued to create tension in the region. Throughout the novel Lewis shows his readers the vast and complex history of the Middle East by stating its strength and intimacy in religion while also showing the influence and power it has politically.
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The collective essays that ranged from religion and politics gave a tremendous historical perspective of the Middle East and how it has influenced the ongoing issues in the Middle East. Lewis uses credible sources from previous historians mainly those that deal with the long history of oppression while also having using sources that show the current political climate surrounding the Middle east. While I do recommend this book to people who are looking to gain a different perspective of Islam and the political structure of the Middle east it’s important to note that the book did contain some repletion throughout the essay making a little harder to read when you have read much of the same in the previous chapters. Overall, Lewis presented a great introduction to the Middle East by giving his readers a historical and modern perspective that ranges from conquest, history, and oppression, to justice, freedom and unity to give his readers a different perspective of the Middle East and how it has shaped it to what it is