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Religious fundamentalism and political extremism / editors, Leonard Weinberg, Ami Pedahzur.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Cass series--totalitarian movements and political religionsPublication details: London ; Portland, OR : Frank Cass, 2004.Description: 1 online resource (178 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 0203010965
  • 9780203010969
  • 9780714654928
  • 0714654922
  • 9780714683942
  • 0714683949
  • 6610110646
  • 9786610110643
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religious fundamentalism and political extremism.DDC classification:
  • 320.5/5 22
LOC classification:
  • BL238 .R465 2004eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
The return of martyrdom : honour, death, and immortality / Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi -- Two religious meaning systems, one political belief system : religiosity, alternative religiosity, and political extremism / Daphna Canetti-Nisim -- Religious violence and the myth of fundamentalism / Michael Barkun -- The uniqueness of Islamic fundamentalism and the fourth wave of international terrorism / Gabriel Ben-Dor and Ami Pedahzur -- Jewish self-defence and terrorist groups prior to the establishment of the State of Israel : roots and traditions / Arie Perliger and Leonard Weinberg -- Counting the causes and dynamics of ethnoreligious violence / Jonathan Fox -- Reflections on fascism and religion / Roger Eatwell.
Summary: This volume explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The return of martyrdom : honour, death, and immortality / Benjamin Beit-Hallahmi -- Two religious meaning systems, one political belief system : religiosity, alternative religiosity, and political extremism / Daphna Canetti-Nisim -- Religious violence and the myth of fundamentalism / Michael Barkun -- The uniqueness of Islamic fundamentalism and the fourth wave of international terrorism / Gabriel Ben-Dor and Ami Pedahzur -- Jewish self-defence and terrorist groups prior to the establishment of the State of Israel : roots and traditions / Arie Perliger and Leonard Weinberg -- Counting the causes and dynamics of ethnoreligious violence / Jonathan Fox -- Reflections on fascism and religion / Roger Eatwell.

Print version record.

This volume explores the relationships between fundamentalist religious belief, political extremism and outbreaks of religiously inspired violence.