{"product_id":"religious-fundamentalism-global-local-and-personal-9780415422093","title":"Religious Fundamentalism: Global, Local and Personal","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Peter Herriot\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Routledge\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46929692393623,"sku":"9780415422093","price":3759.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780415422093.webp?v=1771601503","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/religious-fundamentalism-global-local-and-personal-9780415422093","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}