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Global Rebellion Religious Challenges to the Secular State, from Christian Militias to Al Qaeda

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ISBN-10: 0520255542

ISBN-13: 9780520255548

Edition: 2008

Authors: Mark Juergensmeyer

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Why has the turn of the twenty-first century been rocked by a new religious rebellion? From al Qaeda to the Christian militia to insurgents in Iraq, a strident new religious activism has seized the imaginations of political rebels around the world. Building on his groundbreaking 1992 book, "The New Cold War? Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State, "Mark Juergensmeyer here provides an up-to-date road map through this complex new religious terrain. Basing his discussion on interviews with militant activists and case studies of rebellious movements, Juergensmeyer puts a human face on conflicts that have become increasingly abstract. He revises our notions of religious revolution and…    
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Book details

List price: $42.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of California Press
Publication date: 5/16/2008
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 384
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English

Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Rise of Religious Rebellion
The Religious Challenge to the Secular State
The Loss of Faith in Secular Nationalism
The Competition between Two Ideologies
The Mutual Rejection of Religion and Secularism
The Front Line of Religious Rebellion: The Middle East
Egypt's Origins of Muslim Rebellion
Iran's Paradigmatic Revolution
Israel's Militant Zionism
Hamas: The Islamic Intifada
Insurgents in Iraq
Other Movements in the Middle East and Africa
Lebanon, Syria, and Jordan
Gulf States
North Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
Political Targets of Rebellion: South, Central, and Southeast Asia
Resurgent Islam in South and Central Asia
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Kashmir
Bangladesh
Central Asia
Hindu Nationalism
Sikhism's Suppressed War
Buddhist Revolts in Asia
Sri Lanka
Mongolia
Tibet
Religious Activists in Southeast Asia
Indonesia
Philippines
Post-Cold War Rebels: Europe, East Asia, and the United States
The Religious Rejection of Socialist States
Russia
Eastern Europe and the Balkan States
China, Vietnam, and North Korea
Latin America
Christian and Secular Xenophobia in Europe
A Peaceful Resolution in Northern Ireland
Imagined Armageddon in Japan
The Militant Christian Right in the United States
Transnational Networks: Global Jihad
The Rise of Jihadi Ideology
Emerging Networks in the Afghan-Soviet War
Global Jihad after September 11, 2001
The Enduring Problems of Violence, Democracy, and Human Rights
Why Religious Confrontations Are Violent
Empowering Marginal Peoples
Does Religion Challenge Democracy?
Minority and Individual Human Rights
Conclusion: Religious Rebellion and Global War
What Does Religion Have To Do with It?
The Future of Religious Rebellions
Notes
List of Interviews
Bibliography
Index