Fundamentalisms and the state : remaking polities, economies, and militance / edited by Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby ; sponsored by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Marty, Martin E., 1928-2025

Appleby, R. Scott, 1956-

American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Series:

Fundamentalism project ; v. 3.

The Fundamentalism project ; v. 3

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious fundamentalism.

Religion and politics.

Physical Description:

ix, 665 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1993.

Summary:

This third volume of the Fundamentalism Project provides a systematic overview of the advances made by antisecular religious movements over the past twenty-five years. The distinguished contributors to this volume - economists, political scientists, religious historians, social anthropologists, and sociologists - focus on the impact these movements have had on national economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and international relations on five continents and within the religious traditions of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism, and Sikhism. Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how successful have they been in remaking political structures? To answer this question and others, the contributors discuss the anti-abortion movement in the U.S., the Islamic war of resistance in Afghanistan, and Shiite jurisprudence in Iran. Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby conclude the volume with a synthetic statement of fundamentalist impact on polities, economies, and state security. The Fundamentalism Project is a monumental undertaking by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that involves an international group of scholars. Taken together, the volumes in this series will become a standard reference for educators and policy analysts for years to come.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0226508838

OCLC:

25747670