Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism - Hardcover

Marranci, G.

 
9780230002555: Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0230002552 ISBN 13: 9780230002555
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009

Synopsis

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.

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About the Author

GABRIELE MARRANCI is Associate Professor in the Anthropology of Islam, College of Humanities and Languages at the University of Western Sydney, Australia. He is the founding editor of the journal Contemporary Islam: Dynamics of Muslim Life, and the book series (with Prof. Turner) Muslims in Global Societies. He is the author of Jihad Beyond Islam and The Anthropology of Islam.

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Publication date
2009
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0230002552
ISBN 13 
9780230002555
Binding
Hardcover
Number of pages
183

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