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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783820503321

Titolo

The freedom to do God's will : religious fundamentalism and social change / / edited by Gerrie ter Haar and James J. Busuttil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2003

ISBN

1-134-49010-0

0-415-27035-9

1-134-49011-9

1-280-07913-4

0-203-39831-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

HaarGerrie ter

BusuttilJames J

Disciplina

200/.9/0511

Soggetti

Religious fundamentalism

Religion and sociology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; The Freedom to do God's Will; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword: Hans Opschoor; Preface and acknowledgements; 1. Religious fundamentalism and social change: a comparativeinquiry:Gerrie Ter Haar; 2.Islamic fundamentalism and social change: neither the'end of history' nor a 'clash of civilizations': Abdullahi Ahmed An-na'im; 3.Strategies for public participation: women and Islamicfundamentalism in Malaysia: Sharifah Zaleha Binti Syed Hassan; 4.'Renew our days as of old': religious fundamentalism andsocial change in the modern Jewish state: Alice Shalvi

5.Re-awakening a sleeping giant: Christian fundamentalistsin late twentieth-century US society: Nancy T. Ammerman6.Pathways of fundamentalization: the peculiar case ofMormonism: Walter E.a. Van Beek; 7. The monk's new robes: Buddhist fundamentalism and social change: H.L. Seneviratne; 8.Being Hindu and/or governing India? Religion, socialchange and the state: Chakravarthi Ram-prasad; 9.Religions, human rights and social change: R. Scott Appleby; 10.Policy responses to religious fundamentalism: James J. Busuttil; Appendix:



Policy observations; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Under the auspices of top international commentators, The Freedom to do God's Will considers the global impact of fundamentalism on religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judaism and Islam. With special reference to human rights issues, women's rights and the influence of social factors, it brings a new dimension to a field of study often dominated by purely religious or political perspectives, whilst challenging received ideas about the violence and conservatism of fundamentalist movements. Illustrated with original case studies, the ten investiga

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910889199803321

Autore

Italia

Titolo

Codice della cambiale e dell'assegno bancario : raccolta completa della legislazione vigente corredata di note illustrative, commentata articolo per articolo con la giurisprudenza e la bibliografia / [a cura di] Dino Marchetti

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Roma, : Jandi Sapi, 1958

Descrizione fisica

XVI, 608 p. ; 17 cm

Collana

Manuali Jandi Sapi. Collezione legislativa / diretta da A. Giannini

Disciplina

346.4509602632

Locazione

DEC

Collocazione

DPR 2 82.1

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia