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955165
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b709535
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| Main Entry
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Ruthven, Malise.
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| Title & Author
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Fundamentalism : : the search for meaning /\ Malise Ruthven.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2004.
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1 online resource (vi, 246 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0191517380
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: 0192806068
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: 128075219X
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: 9780191517389
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: 9780192806062
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: 9781280752193
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0192806068
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-236) and index.
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| Contents
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Family resemblances -- The scandal of difference -- The snares of literalism -- Controlling women -- Fundamentalism and nationalism I -- Fundamentalism and nationalism II.
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| Abstract
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Fundamentalist movements are seen as the major threat to world peace today, yet 'fundamentalism' is a term that eludes easy definitions. Malise Ruthven, writing with engaging clarity and directness, offers the first book to expose the nature of both religious and secular fundamentalism worldwide and to explore its many forms. - ;Since the end of the Cold War fundamentalism has been seen as the major threat to world peace and prosperity, a concern that was exacerbated by the events of 9/11, and the 'War against Terrorism'. But what does 'fundamentalism' really mean? Since it was coined by Ameri.
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Religious fundamentalism.
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Fondamentalisme.
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RELIGION-- History.
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Religious fundamentalism.
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TRAVEL-- Special Interest-- Religious.
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Fundamentalisme.
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Godsdiensten.
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| Dewey Classification
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200/.9/04
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| LC Classification
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BL238.R87 2004eb
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