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Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
Gabriele Marranci
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Description for Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
Hardcover. 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. Num Pages: 183 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFSR2; JHB; JPWL. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 148 x 15. Weight in Grams: 360.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
186
Condition
New
Number of Pages
174
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230002555
SKU
V9780230002555
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99-15
About Gabriele Marranci
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. ... Read more
Reviews for Understanding Muslim Identity: Rethinking Fundamentalism
'This book is a wake-up call for Muslim academics to get involved and start to write about Muslim identity from a Muslim viewpoint, rather than letting others interpret what Muslims do and think, and why. From that point of view, this book will be useful as a sounding board against which first-hand perspectives can be balanced.' - Ibrahim Hewitt, Muslim ... Read more