Fundamentalism : The Search For Meaning

Author: Malise Ruthven

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Price : 36.95 NZD
ISBN : 9780192840912
Publisher : oup
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Weight (g) : 0.376
Publication date : 08 April 2004
Dimensions : 196mm X 129mm X 20mm
Produced in : United Kingdom
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Author : Malise Ruthven
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Dewey classification : 291.1773
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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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