Religious fundamentalism and political extremism / editors, Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Weinberg, Leonard, 1939-

Pedahzur, Ami.

Series:

Cass series--totalitarian movements and political religions.

Cass series--totalitarian movements and political religions, 1477-058X

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Religious fundamentalism.

Radicalism.

Religion and politics.

Violence--Religious aspects.

Violence.

Terrorism--Religious aspects.

Terrorism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (193 p.)

Place of Publication:

London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation This book explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence. Is the post-Cold War world increasingly violent and is this violence the result of strident religious understandings of how societies should be organized?

Contents:

The return of martyrdom : honour, death, and immortality / Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi

Two religious meaning systems, one political belief system : religiosity, alternative religiosity, and political extremism / Daphna Canetti-Nisim

Religious violence and the myth of fundamentalism / Michael Barkun

The uniqueness of Islamic fundamentalism and the fourth wave of international terrorism / Gabriel Ben-Dor and Ami Pedahzur

Jewish self-defence and terrorist groups prior to the establishment of the State of Israel : roots and traditions / Arie Perliger and Leonard Weinberg

Counting the causes and dynamics of ethnoreligious violence / Jonathan Fox

Reflections on fascism and religion / Roger Eatwell.

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-280-11064-3

0-203-01096-5

1-135-75888-3

1-135-75889-1

1-283-96177-6

9780203010969

OCLC:

475921398

Publisher Number:

9780714654928