The psychology of religious fundamentalism
This book presents a new psychological framework for understanding religious fundamentalism, one that distinguishes fundamentalist traditions from other faith-based groups and helps explain the thinking and behaviour of believers.
Sociologia della religione Fondamentalismo religioso
xx, 206 p. ; 23 cm
9781593851507, 1593851502
1203481729
Introduction1. Fundamentalist Religion as an Intratextual Search for Meaning2. Fundamentalism as a Meaning System3. The History of Protestant Fundamentalism4. Fundamentalism in a Pentecostal Denomination: The Church of God (of Prophecy)5. Fundamentalism among Religious Serpent-Handling Sects6. Fundamentalism among the Amish7. Fundamentalist Islam8. Intratextuality, Stereotyping, and Quasi-FundamentalismsEpilogue