Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism

By Gabriele Marranci

In this timely book, Marranci critically surveys the available theories on Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. Rejecting essentialism and cultural reductionism, the book suggests that identity and emotion play an essential role in the phenomenon that has been called fundamentalism.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230002552
• ISBN13: 9780230002555
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.6"