Fundamentalism : The search for meaning
Author(s): Malise Ruthven
Exploring the real nature of secular and religious fundamentalism worldwide, this book examines historical, social, religious, political and ideological backgrounds and provides a critical view of the burgeoning literature on this highly diverse set of movements.
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Fundametalism is a thought-provoking book which deserves to be widely read as a starting point for considering this most important modern phenomenon. Journal of the Royal Antropological Society short, eloquent book THES careful analysis...provides a much-needed mental map...thought-provoking. Madeleine Bunting, The Guardian
1. Family Resemblances; 2. The Shock of Pluralism; 3. The use and abuse of Scripture; 4. The use and abuse of technology; 5. Restoring the family; 6. Religious nationalism; 7. Beyond divinity; 8. Conclusion
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- : 0.376
- : 08 April 2004
- : 196mm X 129mm X 20mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Malise Ruthven
- : Hardback
- : 291.1773
- : 254
