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Martin Riesebrodt's unconventional study provides an extraordinary look at religious fundamentalism. Comparing two seemingly disparate movementsin early twentieth century United States and 1960s and 1970s Iranhe examines why these movements arose and developed. He sees them not simply as protests against modernity per se, but as a social and moral community's mobilization against its own marginalization and threats to its way of life. These movements protested against the hallmarks...
ISBN: 0520074645
Author: Martin Riesebrodt, Don Reneau (Translator)
Category: Religion
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