Fundamentalism: The Search For Meaning
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0192840916
ISBN 13
9780192840912
Category
Common Room
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Publication Year
2004
Publisher
Oxford University Press, United Kingdom
Pages
246
Subject
Religious fundamentalism.
Abstract
"Malise Ruthven offers the first book to expose the nature of religious fundamentalism worldwide, and to explore its many forms. Tracing the development of this phenomenon, he examines its historical, social, religious, political, and ideological backgrounds. While questioning its usefulness as a term, Malise Ruthven argues persuasively that there are significant 'family resemblances' between different fundamentalist movements on issues such as the literal interpretation of scripture, violence, gender, and group identities."--Jacket
Number of Copies
1
