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The challenge of fundamentalism : political Islam and the new world disorder /

A text which suggests that Islamic fundamentalism is a result of Islam's confrontation with modernity. The author provides an analysis of the politicization of religion and, as an alternative to fundamentalism, he proposes a compact based on secular democr.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Tibi, Bassam
Formato: eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2002.
Edición:Updated ed.
Colección:Comparative studies in religion and society.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The context: globalization, fragmentation, and disorder
  • The study of Islamic fundamentalism and the scope of the inquiry
  • World Order and the legacy of Saddam Hussein
  • The sociocultural background and the exposure to cultural modernity
  • Cultural fragmentation, the decline in consensus, and the diffusion of power in world politics
  • The crisis of the Nation-State: Islamic, Pan-Arab, ethnic, and sectarian identities in conflict
  • The fundamentalist ideology: context and the textual sources
  • The idea of an Islamic State and the call for the implementation of the Sahri'a/Divine Law
  • Democracy and democratization in Islam: an alternative to fundmentalism
  • Human rights in Islam and the West: cross-cultural foundations of shared values.