Review & Discuss "Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic, and Jewish"
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Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic, and Jewish Movements,
Second Edition
2008
by Richard T. Antoun
Bloomsbury Academic
172 pages plus endnotes
https://a.co/d/aFLUXpl
"The second edition of Understanding Fundamentalism provides a compelling and up-to-date picture of religious reactions against the modern secular world. Comparing Christian, Islamic, and Jewish fundamentalist movements, anthropologist Richard Antoun shows how all three share common characteristics.
In each tradition, fundamentalists seek purity in an impure world, attempt to make the ancient past relevant to their contemporary situation, look to move religion out of the worship center and into every aspect of life, and actively struggle against the aspects of the modern world they regard as evil.
The new edition addresses fundamentalism in the post-9/11 world, transnational religion, and the impact of religious migration on Afghanistan and Western Europe. A glossary and Antoun's readable style make the concepts readily accessible for beginning students. For classes in religious studies, anthropology, or sociology of religion, Understanding Fundamentalism brings a balanced introduction to these often-misunderstood religious activists."
-- from the Publisher
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About the Author
Richard T. Antoun (1932–2009) was a distinguished professor emeritus of anthropology at State University of New York and a renowned sociocultural anthropologist specializing in Muslim cultures. He was the author of several books, including Arab Village, Low-Key Politics, and Muslim Preacher in the Modern World. He was tragically stabbed to death in his campus office on December 4, 2009, by a graduate student he was advising,
Book Review
“Richard Antoun dynamically explains the complexities of religious fundamentalism. Antoun integrates research and theory from diverse disciplines and constructs a critically insightful analysis. It is the best comprehensive treatment of the subject available, and one of the few to seriously consider the emotional hold that fundamentalism exerts on people in many different religions.
In my course, the Sociology of Religion, I use a focused text for each of four substantive areas, and Antoun's Understanding Fundamentalism is easily the best in its area. Students read it willingly, and it covers all the major issues with full academic rigor and still maintains accessibility.”
―George Lundskow
Grand Valley State University