The Fundamentalist Mindset - Psychological Perspectives on Religion, Violence, and History

Zusatztext The Fundamentalist Mindset captures well a timely discussion that beckons the reader to further research and reflection. Informationen zum Autor Charles B. Strozier is Professor of History and Criminal Justice at the City University of New York, John Jay College, and a practicing psychoanalyst. David M. Terman is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and Director of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. James W. Jones is Professor of Religion and adjunct Professor of Clinical Psychology at Rutgers University. Katharine A. Boyd is a doctoral student at John Jay College, City University of New York. Klappentext The violent potential of fundamentalism grips the imagination of all thoughtful observers. The Fundamentalist Mindset explores the theoretical foundations of contemporary and historic forms of religious, political, and social extremism. But the book is more than theory. It examines fundamentalism in contexts as varied as the American experience, Al-Qaeda, the French Revolution, and the Nazis. Zusammenfassung The violent potential of fundamentalism grips the imagination of all thoughtful observers. The Fundamentalist Mindset explores the theoretical foundations of contemporary and historic forms of religious, political, and social extremism. But the book is more than theory. It examines fundamentalism in contexts as varied as the American experience, Al-Qaeda, the French Revolution, and the Nazis.

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• Authors: Katherine A Boyd, Katherine A. Boyd, Boyd Katherine A., James W Jones, James W. Jones, Charles B Strozier, Charles B. Strozier, Charles B./ Terman Strozier, Strozier Charles B., David M Terman, David M. Terman, Terman David M.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.04.2010
• EAN: 9780195379655
• ISBN: 978-0-19-537965-5
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, PHILOSOPHY / Religious, Philosophy of Mind, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, RELIGION / Philosophy, Philosophy of religion, Religious Fundamentalism