Fundamentalisms Observed

This acclaimed volume is an encyclopedic introduction to movements of religious reaction in the 20th century, The fourteen chapters are thematically linked by a common set of concerns. The most extensive and detailed analysis of the global resurgence of religion, Fundamentalism Observed sheds new light on current religious movments and cultures from North America to the far East.

List of contents

The Fundamentalism Project: A User's GuideNorth American Protestant Fundamentalism Nancy Ammerman Roman Catholic Traditionalism and Activist Conservatism in the the United StatesWilliam D. Dinges and James Hitchcock Protestant Fundamentalism in Latin America Pablo Deiros Religious Fundamentalism and Religious Jews: The Case of the Haredim Samuel C. Heilman and Menachem Friedman Jewish Zionist Fundamentalism: The Bloc of the Faithful in Israel (Gush Emunim) Gideon Aran Fundamentalism in the Sunni Arab World: Egypt an the Sudan John O. Voll Activist Shi'ism in Iran, Iraq, and Lebanon Abdulaziz A. Sachedina Islamic Fundamentalism in South Asia: The Jamaat-i-Islami and the Tablighi Jamaat Mumtaz Ahmad Organized Hinduisms: From Vedic Truth to Hindu Nation Daniel Gold The Double-Edged Sword: Fundamentalism and the Sikh Religious Tradition T. N. Madan Fundamentalistic Movements in Theravada Buddhism Donald K. Swearer Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia and Indonesia Manning Nash The Search for Roots in Industrial East Asia: The Case of Confucian Revival Tu Wei-ming Fundamentalism in Japan: Religious and Political Winston Davis Conclusion: An Interim Report on a Hypothetical Family Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby

Summary

This acclaimed volume is an encyclopedic introduction to movements of religious reaction in the 20th century, The fourteen chapters are thematically linked by a common set of concerns. The most extensive and detailed analysis of the global resurgence of religion, Fundamentalism Observed sheds new light on current religious movments and cultures from North America to the far East.

Product details

• Authors: American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Martin E. Marty
• Assisted by: R. Scott Appleby (Editor), Martin E. Marty (Editor), Martin E. (Professor University of Chicago Divinity School in Illinois) Marty (Editor)
• Publisher: University Presses
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.07.1994
• EAN: 9780226508788
• ISBN: 978-0-226-50878-8
• No. of pages: 888
• Dimensions: 18 mm x 25 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 1644 g
• Series: Fundamentalism Project S.; Fundamentalism Project (Paperb; Fundamentalism Project S.; Fundamentalism Project FP (CHUP); Fundamentalism Project FP; The Fundamentalism Project
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Spirituality, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, Religion: general, Spirituality & religious experience, Political science & theory, Political science and theory, Spirituality and religious experience