| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Religious fundamentalism and social change : a comparative inquiry / Gerrie ter Haar -- Islamic fundamentalism and social change : neither the 'end of history' nor a 'clash of civilizations' / Abdullahi Ahmed An-NaŹ¼im -- Strategies for public participation : women and Islamic fundamentalism in Malaysia / Sharifah Zaleha binti Syed Hassan -- 'Renew our days as of old' : religious fundamentalism and social change in the modern Jewish state / Alice Shalvi -- Re-awakening a sleeping giant : Christian fundamentalists in late twentieth-century US society / Nancy T. Ammerman -- Pathways of fundamentalization : the peculiar case of Mormonism / Walter E.A. van Beek -- Monk's new robes : Buddhist fundamentalism and social change / H.L. Seneviratne -- Being Hindu and/or governing India? : religion, social change and the state / Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad -- Religions, human rights and social change / R. Scott Appleby -- Policy responses to religious fundamentalism / James J. Busuttil. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
A sensitive and topical overview of religious fundamentalism, examining traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. |
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"Under the auspices of top international commentators, The Freedom To Do God's Will considers the global impact of fundamentalism on religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism, Mormonism, Christianity, Judasim and Islam. With special reference to human rights issues, women's rights and the influence of social factors, it brings a new dimension to a field of study often dominated by purely religious or political perspectives, while effectively challenging received ideas about the violence and conservatism of fundamentalist movements. Revealingly illustrated with original case studies, 10 investigative essays from a multicultural panel of experts, each with specific local and academic knowledge of the faiths and issues they discuss, offer an intimate and highly specific portrait of why and how fundamentalism occurs."--Publisher description. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Religious fundamentalism.
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Religious fundamentalism. |
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Religion and sociology.
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Religion and sociology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Haar, Gerrie ter, editor.
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Busuttil, James J., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Freedom to do God's will. London ; New York : Routledge, 2003 0415270340 0415270359 (DLC) 2002072665 (OCoLC)50149679 |
| ISBN |
0203398319 (electronic book) |
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9780203398319 (electronic book) |
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0415270340 (Cloth) |
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0415270359 (Paper) |
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