Screen LibraryGlobal rebellion：religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda
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University of California Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Berkeley |
| Publication Dates: | c2008. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Comparative studies in religion and society ; 16 |
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| Carrier Form: | xii, 370 p.: ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780520255548 (alk. paper) 0520255542 (alk. paper) 9780520261570 (pbk.) 0520261577 (pbk.) |
| Index Number: | B911 |
| CLC: | B911 |
| Call Number: | B911/J934 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 321-355) and index. Introduction: The rise of religious rebellion -- The religious challenge to the secular state --Does religion challenge democracy? -- Minority and individual human rights -- Conclusion: Religious rebellion and global war -- What does religion have to do with it? -- The future of religious rebellions. Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. Building on his groundbreaking book, The New Cold War?: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State, Mark Juergensmeyer here provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Basing his discussion on interviews with militant activists and case studies of rebellious movements ... |