Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity |
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| Author:
| Eisenstadt, S. N. |
| Series title: | Cambridge Cultural Social Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-64184-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $152.95 |
Book Description:
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This book is a major comparative analysis of fundamentalist movements in historical and cultural context, spanning revolutionary France, America and Japan, with an emphasis on the contemporary scene. Leading sociologist S. N. Eisenstadt examines the proto-fundamentalist movements which arose in the great 'axial civilizations' in pre-modern times in order to illuminate the meaning of the global rise of fundamentalism which is shown to be an important current in modernity. The central...
More DescriptionThis book is a major comparative analysis of fundamentalist movements in historical and cultural context, spanning revolutionary France, America and Japan, with an emphasis on the contemporary scene. Leading sociologist S. N. Eisenstadt examines the proto-fundamentalist movements which arose in the great 'axial civilizations' in pre-modern times in order to illuminate the meaning of the global rise of fundamentalism which is shown to be an important current in modernity. The central theme of the book is the distinctively Jacobin features of fundamentalist movements and their ambivalent attitude to tradition.