Fundamentalisms & the State: Remaking Politics, Economies and Militance

Do fundamentalisms tend toward political activism, and how ?successful have they been in remaking political structures? ?To answer this question, the contributors to this volume-- ?political scientists, historians of religion, ?anthropologists, and sociologists--discuss the anti- ?abortion movement, Operation Rescue in the United States, the ?Islamic war of resistance in Afghanistan, Shi'ite ?jurisprudence in Iran, and other issues. The volume ?considers the effect that antisecular religious movements ?have had over the past twenty-five years on national ?economies, political parties, constitutional issues, and ?international relations on five continents and within the ?traditions of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, ?Hinduism, and Sikhism. Marty and Appleby conclude with a ?synthetic statement on the fundamentalist impact on polities, ?economies, and state security. ?The Fundamentalism Project, Volume 3 ?Martin E. Marty and R.Read less