Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution - The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity

Klappentext Leading comparative sociologist's major statement on the relationship between modernity, revolution and religion. Zusammenfassung A major comparative analysis of fundamentalist movements in historical and cultural context! spanning revolutionary France! America and Japan! with an emphasis on the contemporary scene. The central theme is the Jacobin nature of modern fundamentalist movements! with their ambivalence towards tradition and the surprisingly progressive role they sometimes play. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Heterodoxies, sectrarianism and utopianism in the constitution of proto-fundamentalist movements; 2. The great revolutions and the transformation of sectarian utopianism in the cultural and political program of modernity; 3. Fundamentalism as a modern Jacobin anti-modern utopia and heterodoxy; 4. Historical setting and variability of fundamentalist movements; 5. Some considerations on modernity.

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• Authors: S. N. Eisenstadt, S. N. (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) Eisenstadt
• Assisted by: Jeffrey C. Alexander (Editor), Steven Seidman (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 03.02.2000
• EAN: 9780521641845
• ISBN: 978-0-521-64184-5
• No. of pages: 294
• Series: Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Stud; Cambridge Cultural Social Studies
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)