The resurgence of religion : a comparative study of selected themes in Christian and Islamic fundamentalist discourses / by David Zeidan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Zeidan, David.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 96.

Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 96

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious fundamentalism--Comparative studies.

Religious fundamentalism.

Islam--Relations--Christianity.

Islam.

Christianity and other religions--Islam.

Christianity and other religions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (405 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book is a comparative study of basic themes in Christian and Islamic fundamentalist discourses, analyzing and comparing texts from a wide variety of fundamentalist leaders and movements, looking for \'family resemblances\' and significant differences in order to better understand the contemporary phenomenon of religious resurgence. After placing fundamentalisms in a theoretical framework, the study looks at selected themes important to fundamentalists, noting resemblances and differences. These themes include their anti-secularist stance, their theocentric worldviews, their reliance on inerrant sacred scriptures, and their attitudes to politics, government, state and democracy. The study also looks at the fundamentalist view of the world as a perennial battlefield between the forces of good and those of evil, in the realm of ideologies as well as politics and the legitimation of violence.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / David Zeidan

Acknowledgements / David Zeidan

Notes / David Zeidan

Abbreviations / David Zeidan

Introduction / David Zeidan

Historical Background to Protestant, Christian and Islamic Fundamentalisms / David Zeidan

The Phenomenon of Fundamentalism: Theoretical and Methodological Considerations / David Zeidan

Anti-Secularism as a Main Common Denominator / David Zeidan

Sacred Scripture as God's Revealed Standard and Law / David Zeidan

Attitudes to Religion, Politics, and the State / David Zeidan

The Past Golden Age and Contemporary Religious Politics / David Zeidan

The Contemporary Battle / David Zeidan

Conclusion / David Zeidan

Biographies of Primary Source Authors / David Zeidan

Bibliography / David Zeidan

Index / David Zeidan

Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series / David Zeidan.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph. D).

Includes bibliographical references (p. [321]-371) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-46708-8

9786610467082

1-4175-0677-6

90-474-0182-4

OCLC:

171583139

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047401827 DOI