Ancient Religions, Modern Politics : The Islamic Case in Comparative Perspective
Michael. Cook
Bok Engelsk 2014 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Princeton : : Princeton University Press, , 2014.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (563 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Part One: Identity; Introduction to Part One; 1 Islam and identity; 1. Introduction; 2. Pre-modern ethnic identity: Turks and Trojans; 3. Pre-modern ethnic identity: the Islamic factor; 4. Eighteenth-century identity politics; 5. Pre-modern Muslim identity: formation and decay; 6. The residue of Muslim identity on the eve of modern times; 7. Modern ethnic and Muslim identity: expectations; 8. Modern ethnic and Muslim identity: realizations; 9. Muslim identity and geopolitics; 10. Conclusion; 2 Hinduism and identity; 1. Introduction. - 2. Islam3. Hinduism; 4. Latin American Catholicism; 5. Conclusion; 6 Divine jealousy; 1. Introduction; 2. Islam; 3. Hinduism; 4. Latin American Catholicism; 5. Conclusion; 7 Polity; 1. Introduction; 2. Islam; 3. Hinduism; 4. Latin American Catholicism; 5. Conclusion; Conclusion to Part Two; Part Three: Fundamentalism; Introduction to Part Three; 8 Islam and fundamentalism; 1. Introduction; 2. Form; 3. Substance: identity; 4. Substance: values; 5. Fundamentalism, conservatism, and modernism; 6. Conclusion; 9 Hinduism and fundamentalism; 1. Introduction; 2. Form; 3. Substance: identity. - 2. The weakness of pre-modern ethnic and Hindu identity3. Aspects of Hindu coherence; 4. Modern ethnic and Hindu identity; 5. Rallying Hindus against Muslims; 6. What are the Hindu nationalists?; 7. Conclusion; 3 Catholicism and identity in Latin America; 1. Introduction; 2. The Virgin of Guadalupe; 3. High expectations; 4. Low realizations; 5. Explaining the gap; 6. Conclusion; Conclusion to Part One; Part Two: Values; Introduction to Part Two; 4 Society; 1. Introduction; 2. Islam; 3. Hinduism; 4. Latin American Catholicism; 5. Religious elites; 6. Conclusion; 5 Warfare; 1. Introduction. - 4. Substance: values5. Fundamentalism, conservatism, and modernism; 6. Conclusion; 10 Latin American Catholicism and fundamentalism; 1. Introduction; 2. Form; 3. Substance; 4. Fundamentalism, conservatism, and modernism; 5. Conclusion; Conclusion to Part Three; Afterword; 1. Looking back; 2. Looking ahead; Appendix: "Hindu fundamentalism" and the Fundamentalism Project; Bibliography; Index. - Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance-or irrelevance-of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political ident
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| Emner | Islamic fundamentalism
Religious fundamentalism Christianity and politics. Hinduism and politics. Vis mer... Islam and politics.
Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects. RELIGION / Christianity / General. RELIGION / Comparative Religion. RELIGION / Islam / History. RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State. Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Islamic Studies. Hinduisme Islam Kristendom Philosophy & Religion Politikk Religion Islam og politikk Hinduisme og politikk kristendom og politikk moderne politikk religion islam sammenlignende kristendomhinduisme religionshistorie |
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| ISBN | 0691144907. - 9780691144900
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