Religious Radicalism and Politics in the Middle East - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0791401588 ISBN 13 : 9780791401583

Editeur : State University of New York Press, 1990

Synopsis

This book explores in a comparative perspective two fundamentalist waves that have rolled over the Middle East during the last two decades. Jewish and Muslim extremism have had a profound impact on the culture and politics of this important region. One thinks immediately of the Guh Emunism settlements on the West Bank, the Iranian revolution, and the assassination of President Sadat.

The authors highlight various facets of the phenomena, such as Haradi Jewish ultra-orthodoxy, the transformation of secular Israeli nationalism by the Gush, Iranian attempts to spread the revolutionary gospel to the Sunni world, and fundamentalism as the spearhead of the national uprising in the Gaza. The introduction outlines what the extremist movements in both religions have in common, where they diverge, and how they are shaping the future of the Middle East.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Emmanuel Sivan is a Professor in the Department of History at Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Menachem Friedman is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: State University of New York Press
• Date d'édition: 1990
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0791401588
• ISBN 13: 9780791401583
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 254
• Éditeur: Sivan Emmanuel, Friedman Menachem
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible