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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792108203321

Autore

Ruthven Malise

Titolo

Fundamentalism : a very short introduction / / Malise Ruthven

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford  : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007

ISBN

0-19-152654-1

1-4294-7056-9

1-281-16101-2

9786611161019

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations, portraits

Collana

Very short introductions ; ; 155

Disciplina

320.5

Soggetti

Radicalism

Religious fundamentalism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

This book was previously published in paperback as Fundamentalism: The Search for Meaning.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

1. Family resemblances -- 2. The scandal of difference -- 3. The snares of literalism -- 4. Controlling women -- 5. Fundamentalism and nationalism I -- 6. Fundamentalism and nationalism II -- 7. Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

Fundamentalism is seen as the major threat to world peace, a conclusion impossible to ignore since the events in New York on September 11 2001. This book investigates fundamentalism's historical, social, religious, political, and ideological roots and tackles the polemic and stereotypes surrounding this complex phenomenon.