Understanding fundamentalism
Subtitle: Christian, Islamic, and Jewish movements
By: Richard T. Antoun.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 191
ISBN-13: 9780742562080; 9780742562097
Subjects: Religious fundamentalism
Description: "The second edition of Understanding Fundamentalism provides a compelling and up to date picture of religious reactions against the modern secular world. Comparing Christian, Islamic, and Jewish fundamentalist movements, anthropologist Richard Antoun shows how all three share common characteristics. In each tradition, fundamentalists seek purity in an impure world, attempt to make the ancient past relevant to their contemporary situation, look to move religion out of the worship center and into every aspect of life, and actively struggle against the aspects of the modern world they regard as evil. The new edition addresses fundamentalism in the post-9/11 world, transnational religion, and the impact of religious migration on Afghanistan and Western Europe."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 179-184) and index.
Table of contents: title: The complexity of scripturalism; title: The past in the present : "traditioning," the proof-text, and the covenant; title: Three strategies in the quest for purity; title: Activism and totalism; title: Selective modernization and controlled acculturation; title: Transnational religion before and after 9/11 : Muslims in western Europe and Afghanistan.