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Writing fundamentalism / edited by Axel Stähler and Klaus Stierstorfer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Religious fundamentalism.
- English literature--History and criticism.
- English literature.
- Religion in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (269 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Given its discursive amplification and its very real impact on contemporary societies, fundamentalism has become the focus of much scholarly attention. However, whereas it is commonly recognized to be cen¬tred on texts, the complex and at times paradoxical relation¬ship of fundamentalism with literature remains as yet largely un¬explored. Based on new research by an international team of scho¬lars working in the fields of literary and cultural studies, the essays gathered in this volume are b.
- Contents:
- pt. 1. The Rushdie case : an anatomy of the "author" and his place in contemporary literary negotiations of fundamentalisms
- pt. 2. New perspectives on fundamentalism : literature, extended scripture and ethics
- pt. 3. Fundamentalisms before "fundamentalism" and after?.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4438-1189-0
- OCLC:
- 827209358
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