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This book examines the specific circumstances that nurture fundamentalist beliefs and practices. It studies contemporary fundamentalist developments in several continents, involving groups associated with five major religions. The authors answer important questions regarding the 'rationality' of fundamentalism, its complex link with modernism, the nature of its relationship to a sacred text, and its perspectives on history and knowledge. No fixed set of qualities defines fundamentalism. Since it implies a view of the universe and a discourse about the nature of truth, it encompasses and transcends the religious domain. For that reason, every movement or cause is potentially fundamentalist.

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Author:   Lionel Caplan
Publisher:   State University of New York Press
Imprint:   State University of New York Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780887065187

ISBN 10:   088706518
Pages:   216
Publication Date:   31 January 1988
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Preface Notes on Contributors 1. Introduction Lionel Caplan 2. The Quest for the Islamic State: Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran Sami Zubaida 3. 'Thank God we're Secular!' Aspects of Fundametalism in a Turkish Town Richard Tapper and Nancy Tapper 4. A Case of Fundamentalism in West Africa: Wahabism in Bamako Jean-Loup Amselle (translated by Donald Taylor) 5. Rethinking Fundamentalism: the Readjustment of Jewish Society in the Modern World Jonathan Webber 6. The Khalsa Resurrected: Sikh Fundamentalism in the Punjab Angela Dietrich 7. Incipient Fundamentalism: Religion and Politics among Sri Lankan Hindus in Britain Donald Taylor 8. Fundamentalism as Counter-culture: Protestants in Urban South India Lionel Caplan 9. The Moral Majority: the Politics of Fundamentalism in Secular Society Steve Bruce 10. Fundamentalism and Modernity: the Restoration Movement in Britain Andrew Walker Author Index Subject Index

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Lionel Caplan is a reader in the School of Oriental and African Studies in London.

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