Fundamentalisms and the State: Remaking Polities, Economies, and Militance (Volume 3) (The Fundamentalism Project) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0226508846 ISBN 13: 9780226508849

Publisher: University of Chicago Press, 1996

Synopsis

Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how
successful have they been in remaking political structures?
To answer this question, the contributors to this volume—
political scientists, historians of religion,
anthropologists, and sociologists—discuss the anti-
abortion movement, Operation Rescue in the United States, the
Islamic war of resistance in Afghanistan, Shi'ite
jurisprudence in Iran, and other issues. The volume
considers the effect that antisecular religious movements
have had over the past twenty-five years on national
economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and
international relations on five continents and within the
traditions of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism,
Hinduism, and Sikhism. Marty and Appleby conclude with a
synthetic statement on the fundamentalist impact on polities,
economies, and state security.
The Fundamentalism Project, Volume 3

Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby direct the
Fundamentalism Project. Marty, the Fairfax M. Cone
Distinguished Service Professor of the History of Modern
Christianity at the University of Chicago, is the senior
editor of the Christian Century and the author of
numerous books, including the multivolume Modern American
Religion, also published by the University of
Chicago Press. Appleby, a research associate at the
University of Chicago, is the author of “Church and
Age Unite!” The Modernist Impulse in American
Catholicism.

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About the Author

Martin E. Marty is co-director of the Fundamentalism Project and the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of the History of modern Christianity at the University of Chicago. He is the senior editor of Christian Century. His many books include the multivolume Modern American Religion, also published by the University of Chicago Press. 

From the Back Cover

Around the world, fundamentalist movements are profoundly affecting the way we live. Designed to promote understanding of such movements, this comprehensive multivolume project assesses in detail the history, scope, nature, and impact of fundamentalist movements within the major religious traditions.

Edition details

• Publisher: University of Chicago Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0226508846
• ISBN 13: 9780226508849
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 676
• Editor: Marty Martin E., Appleby R. Scott, Garvey John H., Kuran Timur