Studies in Religious Fundamentalism

This book, which brings together nine studies of fundamentalism in disparate religions and regional contexts, examines the specific circumstances nurturing such beliefs and practices, and explores the possibilities for cross-cultural insights into this widespread phenomenon in the contemporary world. Front Matter....Pages i-x Introduction....Pages 1-24 The Quest for the Islamic State: Islamic Fundamentalism in Egypt and Iran....Pages 25-50 Thank God We’re Secular!’ Aspects of Fundamentalism in a Turkish Town....Pages 51-78 A Case of Fundamentalism in West Africa: Wahabism in Bamako....Pages 79-94 Rethinking Fundamentalism: the Readjustment of Jewish Society in the Modern World....Pages 95-121 The Khalsa Resurrected: Sikh Fundamentalism in the Punjab....Pages 122-137 Incipient Fundamentalism: Religion and Politics among Sri Lankan Hindus in Britain....Pages 138-155 Fundamentalism as Counter-culture: Protestants in Urban South India....Pages 156-176 The Moral Majority: the Politics of Fundamentalism in Secular Society....Pages 177-194 Fundamentalism and Modernity: the Restoration Movement in Britain....Pages 195-210 Back Matter....Pages 211-216