Gennem nøglepersoner og centrale begivenheder fortælles historien om hvordan Islamisk Stat blev født
"Susan Harding, a cultural anthropologist, set out in the 1980s to understand the significance of Christian fundamentalism to date. Falwell and his co-pastors were the pivotal figures in the movement. It is on them that Harding focuses, and, in particular, their use of the Bible…
"Susan Harding, a cultural anthropologist, set out in the 1980s to understand the significance of Christian fundamentalism to date. Falwell and his co-pastors were the pivotal figures in the movement. It is on them that Harding focuses, and, in particular, their use of the Bible…
The authors argue that a struggle for women's rights is possible within non-secular contexts. The articles explore the lives of orthodox religious women and reflect on the relationship between fundamentalism and feminism in religious contexts. Strategies and discourses of women …
Nira Yuval-Davis provides an authoritative overview and critique of writings on gender and nationhood, presenting an original analysis of the ways gender relations affect and are affected by national projects and processes. In Gender and Nation Yuval-Davis argues that the constr…
Engaging with the 2004 Amman message, which sought to clarify Islam's true peaceful nature, this work debates what it means to be Muslim in Europe today. Shining a light on Islam's religious, political and cultural tenets, and its portrayal in the media, it explores the role Isl…
As an upbeat and peaceful uprising quickly and brutally descended into a zero-sum civil war, Syria has crumbled from a regional player into an arena in which a multitude of local and foreign actors compete. The volatile regional fault lines that run through Syria have ruptured d…