2001, ISBN: 9780195157932

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Apr 2001. New edition. Paperback. About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and people would certainly become les… More...

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Apr 2001. New edition. Paperback. About 40 years ago popular opinion assumed that religion would become a weaker force and people would certainly become less zealous as the world became more modern and morals more relaxed. But the opposite has proven true, according to theologian and author Karen Armstrong ("A History of God"), who documents how fundamentalism has taken root and grown in many of the world's major religions, such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism. Even Buddhism, Sikhism, Hinduism and Confucianism have developed fundamentalist factions. Reacting to a technologically driven world with liberal Western values, fundamentalists have not only increased in numbers, they have become more desperate, claims Armstrong, who points to the Oklahoma City bombing, violent anti-abortion crusades, and the assassination of President Yitzak Rabin as evidence of dangerous extremes.\nYet she also acknowledges the irony of how fundamentalism and Western materialism seem to urge each other on to greater excesses. To "prevent an escalation of the conflict, we must try and understand the pain and perception of the other side," she pleads. With her gift for clear, engaging writing and her integrity as a thorough researcher, Armstrong delivers a powerful discussion of a globally heated issue. Part history lesson, part wake-up call, and mostly a plea for healing, Armstrong's writing continues to offer a religious mirror and a cultural vision. --"Gail Hudson", HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 0, Oxford University Press, New York, 2000. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. the only "fault" is a manufacturing fault where the paper had a hole in it at the top right of the first page. No other damage to describe, clean and neat and tidy. Extensive bibliography & notes, indexed. Written 17 years ago the author provides a first-hand account of the movement known as "popular Islamic" a pervasive moderate religious movement that was transforming the nation of Egypt. Both fascinating and unsettling, her findings identify a grassroots model for transforming a secular nation-state to an Islamic social order that will likely inspire other Muslim nations. – Paraphrasing the rear panel blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Egypt; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0195157931. ISBN/EAN: 9780195157932. Inventory No: 0275416. . 9780195157932, Oxford University Press, 2000, 3<

2000, ISBN: 0195157931

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[EAN: 9780195157932], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Oxford University Press, New York], HISTORY BZDB2 EACH SHIP ISLAMIC STATE MODERATE HISTORY; EGYPT; SOCIOLOGY & CULTURE. NO GOD BU… More...

[EAN: 9780195157932], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Oxford University Press, New York], HISTORY BZDB2 EACH SHIP ISLAMIC STATE MODERATE HISTORY; EGYPT; SOCIOLOGY & CULTURE. NO GOD BUT EGYPT AND THE TRIUMPH OF ISLAM CULTURE, the only "fault" is a manufacturing fault where the paper had a hole in it at the top right of the first page. No other damage to describe, clean and neat and tidy. Extensive bibliography & notes, indexed. Written 17 years ago the author provides a first-hand account of the movement known as "popular Islamic" a pervasive moderate religious movement that was transforming the nation of Egypt. Both fascinating and unsettling, her findings identify a grassroots model for transforming a secular nation-state to an Islamic social order that will likely inspire other Muslim nations. – Paraphrasing the rear panel blurb Full number line. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Please refer to accompanying picture (s). Quantity Available: 1. Category: History; Egypt; Sociology & Culture. ISBN: 0195157931. ISBN/EAN: 9780195157932. Inventory No: 0275416., Books<

ISBN: 9780195157932

Oxford University Press USA. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean… More...

Oxford University Press USA. Paperback. VERY GOOD. Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margins not affecting the text. Possible clean ex-library copy, with their stickers and or stamp(s)., Oxford University Press USA, 3<