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Fundamentalism : the search for meaning / Malise Ruthven.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruthven, Malise.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious fundamentalism.
- Radicalism.
- Fundamentalism.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 246 p.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Fundamentalist movements are seen as the major threat to world peace today, yet 'fundamentalism' is a term that eludes easy definitions. Malise Ruthven, writing with engaging clarity and directness, offers the first book to expose the nature of both religious and secular fundamentalism worldwide and to explore its many forms.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- 1 Family Resemblances
- 2 The Scandal of Difference
- 3 The Snares of Literalism
- 4 Controlling Women
- 5 Fundamentalism and Nationalism I
- 6 Fundamentalism and Nationalism II
- 7 Conclusion
- Notes
- Select Bibliography
- Index
- A
- B
- C
- D
- E
- F
- G
- H
- I
- J
- K
- L
- M
- N
- O
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- U
- V
- W
- Y
- Z.
- Notes:
- Originally published in 2004.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 231-236) and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-164722-5
- 1-280-75219-X
- 0-19-151738-0
- 1-4294-3100-8
- OCLC:
- 437109490
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