Global rebellion : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda / Mark Juergensmeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juergensmeyer, Mark.

Series:

Comparative studies in religion and society ; 16.

Comparative studies in religion and society ; 16

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religions.

Radicalism--Religious aspects.

Radicalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley : University of California Press, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. Building on his groundbreaking book, The New Cold War?: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State, Mark Juergensmeyer here provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Basing his discussion on interviews with militant activists and case studies of rebellious movements, Juergensmeyer puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. He revises our notions of religious revolution and offers positive proposals for responding to religious activism in ways that will diminish the violence and lead to an accommodation between radical religion and the secular world.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface and Acknowledgments

Introduction: The Rise of Religious Rebellion

Chapter 1: The Religious Challenge to the Secular State

Chapter 2: The Front Line of Religious Rebellion: The Middle East

Chapter 3: Political Targets of Rebellion: South, Central, and Southeast Asia

Chapter 4: Post-Cold War Rebels: Europe, East Asia, and the United States

Chapter 5: Transnational Networks: Global Jihad

Chapter 6: The Enduring Problems of Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights

Conclusion: Religious Rebellion and Global War

Notes

List of Interviews

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

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ISBN:

9780520934764

0520934768

OCLC:

841168023