The dual nature of Islamic fundamentalism / Johannes J.G. Jansen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jansen, Johannes J. G.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Islamic fundamentalism.

Physical Description:

xvii 198 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 1997.

Summary:

Fundamentalism fuses religion and politics, and in this compelling book Johannes J.G. Jansen describes and analyzes from original Arabic sources the Islamic incarnation of such a fusion. He offers comparisons with millenarian and revivalist movements in other religious traditions to suggest a basic structural similarity in fundamentalism of different creeds. Fundamentalism rejects a core belief of modernity--the separation of religion and politics--and so, according to Jansen, always has an antimodern or reactionary basis.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

080143338X

OCLC:

35043801