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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777459603321

Autore

Pedahzur Ami

Titolo

Religious Fundamentalism and Political Extremism

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Routledge [Imprint], Feb. 2004

Abingdon, : Taylor & Francis Group

Florence, : Taylor & Francis Group [distributor]

ISBN

1-280-11064-3

0-203-01096-5

1-135-75888-3

1-135-75889-1

1-283-96177-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Book Collection: Nonfiction

Book Collection Nonfiction: High School Edition

Disciplina

320.5/5

320.55

Soggetti

Radicalism

Religion and politics

Religious fundamentalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Religious Fundamentalism and Political Extremism; Copyright; Contents; 1. Introduction; 2. The Return of Martyrdom: Honour, Death and Immortality; 3. Two Religious Meaning Systems, One Political Belief System: Religiosity, Alternative Religiosity and Political Extremism; 4. Religious Violence and the Myth of Fundamentalism; 5. The Uniqueness of Islamic Fundamentalism and the Fourth Wave of International Terrorism; 6. Jewish Self-Defence and Terrorist Groups Prior to the Establishment of the State of Israel: Roots and Traditions

7. Counting the Causesand Dynamics of Ethnoreligious Violence8. Reflections on Fascismand Religion; Abstracts; About the Contributors; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Annotation