Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution: The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity - Brossura

Eisenstadt, S. N.

 
9780521645867: Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution: The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity

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Leading comparative sociologist's major statement on the relationship between modernity, revolution and religion.

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Descrizione del libro

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. The central theme is the Jacobin nature of modern fundamentalist movements, with their ambivalence towards tradition and the surprisingly progressive role they sometimes play.

Contenuti

1. Heterodoxies, sectrarianism and utopianism in the constitution of proto-fundamentalist movements; 2. The great revolutions and the transformation of sectarian utopianism in the cultural and political program of modernity; 3. Fundamentalism as a modern Jacobin anti-modern utopia and heterodoxy; 4. Historical setting and variability of fundamentalist movements; 5. Some considerations on modernity.

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9780521641845: Fundamentalism, Sectarianism, and Revolution: The Jacobin Dimension of Modernity

Edizione in evidenza

ISBN 10:  0521641845 ISBN 13:  9780521641845
Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2000
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