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Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qaeda
Mark Juergensmeyer
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Description for Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qaeda
Paperback. From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. This book provides a road map through this complex religious terrain. It puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: HRA; JPH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 219 x 24. Weight in Grams: 542.
Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. Building on his groundbreaking book, The New Cold War?: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State , Mark Juergensmeyer here provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Basing his discussion on interviews with militant activists and case studies of rebellious movements, Juergensmeyer puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. He revises our ... Read more
Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to Christian militias to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. Building on his groundbreaking book, The New Cold War?: Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State , Mark Juergensmeyer here provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Basing his discussion on interviews with militant activists and case studies of rebellious movements, Juergensmeyer puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. He revises our ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Comparative Studies in Religion & Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520261570
SKU
V9780520261570
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About Mark Juergensmeyer
Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Director of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the winner of the Grawemeyer Award for his book Terror in the Mind of God (UC Press). He is the editor of Global Religions: An Introduction and is also the author of The New Cold War? Religious Nationalism ... Read more
Reviews for Global Rebellion: Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to al Qaeda
[An] insightful and ambitious new book. Intl Journal Of Comparative Sociology