Jewish Fundamentalism in Comparative Perspective: Religion, Ideology, and the Crisis of Morality

Book Overview

In recent decades, religious fundamentalism has played an increasingly significant role in Western and Middle Eastern politics and culture. In this volume, an international group of scholars from fields such as religious studies, sociology, political science, history, and anthropology explore diverse dimensions of religious fundamentalism and relate it to a range of cultural and political issues. Although the focus is on fundamentalism in its Jewish...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814779670
• ISBN13: 9780814779675
• Release Date: February 1993
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"