Fundamentalism in the Modern World Vol 1 : Fundamentalism, Politics and History: The State, Globalisation and Political Ideologies (Hardcover)

Introduction I. STATE AND NATION FORMATION Exegisis and Destiny: Three Cases of 'Fundamentalism' Ulrika Martensson Fundamentalism, Ultimate Truth, Inerrancy and Armed Conflict in Sri Lanka Peter Schalk Interpreting Religion as Fundamentalism: The Public Sphere, Ideology and Power in South Asia Michael Schied Buddhism and Nation Building in Contemporary Myanmar: Problem or Solution to Power Legitimisation? Larisa Tsekhanova Waiting for the Twelfth Imam: Contemporary Apocalyptic Shi'i Literature and Speculation in Lebanon and Iran David Cook The Serbian Orthodox Church between Traditionalism, Conservatism and Fundamentalism Milan Vukomanovic Fundamentalist Attitudes to 'money' and the Gold Standard: Reflections in the Public Sphere Lionel Sacks The Quest for Legitimacy and Authenticity between Neo-Pentecostals and the Powers of Globalisation: Global Charismatics in Focus Ben-Willie K. Golo PART II: PRACTICES AND IDEOLOGIES Authority, Charisma and Communicative Strategies in Sayyid Qutb's Qur'anic Exegisis John Møller Larsen Conspiracy Theories as Conduits of Fundamentalist Knowledge Salim Turkay Nefes 'Every Man and Woman is God's Caliph': 'Wasatiyya' and the Construction of an Islamic Theology of Liberation Mattias Gardell The Concepts of Democracy and Neo-Fundamentalism applied to the Islamic Action Front Birgitte Moe Rolandsen Fundamentalism in Roman Catholicism Michael Trainor Division and Unity in the Baha'i Community: Towards a Definition of Fundamentalism Moojan Momen Conclusion