Gods, Guns, and Globalization : : Religious Radicalism and International Political Economy / / ed. by Robert A. Denemark, Mary Ann Tétreault.

Is it accurate to equate "fundamentalism" with antimodernism? What explains the growing importance of religious activists in world politics? Guns, Gods, and Globalization explores the multifaceted phenomenon of religious resurgence, ranging from the Christian right in the U.S. to ethnonati...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2013-2000
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Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
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Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
Series:International Political Economy Yearbook ; 13
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Physical Description:1 online resource (344 p.)
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Other title:Frontmatter --
Contents --
1 Contending Fundamentalisms: Religious Revivalism and the Modern World --
2 The Religious Right Reacts to Globalization --
3 The Christian Right, Globalization, and the “Natural Family” --
4 The Triangle of Conflict: Fundamentalisms in Israel and the Territories --
5 To Be Modern, but in the “Indian” Way: Hindu Nationalism --
6 Modernity, Civil Society, and Religious Resurgence in South Asia --
7 Globalization, Modernization, and the Islamic Salvation Front in Algeria --
8 Islamism and Iran’s Postrevolutionary Economy: The Case of the Bonyads --
9 Globalization, Islamization, and Women’s Employment in Indonesia --
10 Falun Gong and the Threat of History --
11 Fundamentalism and the Global Political Economy --
List of Acronyms --
References --
The Contributors --
Index --
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Summary:Is it accurate to equate "fundamentalism" with antimodernism? What explains the growing importance of religious activists in world politics? Guns, Gods, and Globalization explores the multifaceted phenomenon of religious resurgence, ranging from the Christian right in the U.S. to ethnonationalist movements across North Africa and Asia. The authors' focus on the complex relationship between religious revivalism and globalization results in a nuanced study of religious political movements as they emerge in the context of rapid socioeconomic change.
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:9781588269720
9783110784251
DOI:10.1515/9781588269720
Access:restricted access
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: ed. by Robert A. Denemark, Mary Ann Tétreault.