Religious fundamentalism is a fact of modern global society. This book provides a comprehensive analysis of fundamentalism around the world which goes beyond the usual focus on Islamic or Christian fundamentalism.
How does religious fundamentalism operate in modern global society? This two-volume work analyses they dynamics of fundamentalism and its relationship to the modern state, the public sphere and globalisation.
In this work, the author focuses on the difficulties and contradictions faced by human rights when faced with movements that demand the presence of religion in the public sphere. He proposes an alliance between the different theologies of liberation existing in different religio…
In this work, the author focuses on the difficulties and contradictions faced by human rights when faced with movements that demand the presence of religion in the public sphere. He proposes an alliance between the different theologies of liberation existing in different religio…
[This book] provides a ... picture of religious reactions against the modern secular world. Comparing Christian, Islamic, and Jewish fundamentalist movements, [it] shows how all three share common characteristics. [It] addresses fundamentalism in the post-9/11 world, transnation…