Fundamentalisms ObservedThis volume is an encyclopedic introduction to movements of religious reaction in the twentieth century. The fourteen chapters are thematically linked by a common set of concerns: the social, political, cultural, and religious contexts in which these movements were born; the particular world-views, systems of thought, and beliefs that govern each movement; the ways in which leaders and group members make sense of and respond to the challenges of the modern, postcolonial era in world history. The contributors include sociologists, cultural anthropologists, and historians, some of whom have been participant-observers in the groups under consideration. As an analysis of the global resurgence of religion, Fundamentalisms Observed sheds new light on current religious movements and cultures from North America to the Far East. |
Contents
Roman Catholic Traditionalism and Activist | 66 |
Protestant Fundamentalism in Latin America | 142 |
The Bloc of | 265 |
Activist Shiism in Iran Iraq and Lebanon | 403 |
From Vedic Truth | 531 |
Fundamentalism | 594 |
Fundamentalistic Movements in Theravada | 628 |
Islamic Resurgence in Malaysia and Indonesia | 691 |
Religious | 782 |
An Interim Report | 814 |
Glossary | 843 |
Contributors | 851 |
Common terms and phrases
activist activist-believers activities Agudat Israel American Arab Arya Samaj authority became believers Bible Brotherhood Buddhist century Christian Church conservative Catholics contemporary Council culture dakwah Dayananda developed Dhammakaya Dhammakaya movement doctrine economic Egypt Egyptian elite emerged established evangelical faith fundamentalism fundamentalist GE's groups guru haredi Hasidic Hindu Ibid identity ideology Imam India Indonesia institutions intellectual interpretation Iran Islamic Israeli Jamaat-i-Islami Jewish Jews Judaism Land of Israel Latin America leaders leadership Lefebvre liberal major Malay Malaysia Mass Maududi ment militant Misnagdim missionary modern monks moral movement Muslim Muslim Brotherhood organization Orthodox Pakistan party Pentecostal political practice Protestant Punjab Qur'an Rabbi radical reform religion religious revival ritual role Santi Asoka Scripture secular Shi'ite Sikh Sinhalese social society spiritual Sri Lanka Tablighi Jamaat Thai theological Theravada tion Torah traditional traditionalist ulama University Press Vatican Western yeshiva York Zionist