{"product_id":"religious-fundamentalism","title":"Religious Fundamentalism","description":"\u003cp\u003eHow does a religious fundamentalist come to embrace a counter-cultural world view?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFundamentalism can be analysed from a variety of perspectives. It is a type of belief system which enables individuals to make sense of their lives and provides them with an identity. It is a social phenomenon, in which strictly religious people act according to the norms, values, and beliefs of the group to which they belong. It is a cultural product, in the sense that different cultural settings result in different forms of fundamentalism. And it is a global phenomenon, in the obvious sense that it is to be found everywhere, and also because it is both a reaction against, and also a part of, the globalising modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eReligious Fundamentalism\u003c\/em\u003e deals with all of these four levels of analysis, uniquely combining sociological and psychological perspectives, and relating them to each other. Each chapter is followed by a lengthy case study, and these range from a close textual analysis of George W. Bush’s second inaugural speech through to a treatment of Al-Qaida as a global media event.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive social scientific perspective on a subject of immense contemporary significance, and should be of use both to university students and also to students of the contemporary world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45542749143278,"sku":"9780415422093","price":80.8,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/9612\/7726\/files\/9780415422093.jpg?v=1720133947","url":"https:\/\/bookland.com.au\/products\/religious-fundamentalism","provider":"Book Land AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}