Books
Understanding Muslim Identity, Rethinking Fundamentalism
Author | : | MARRANCI Gabriele |
Publication Date | : | 2008 |
Publisher | : | Palgrave Macmillan, UK |
In this timely book, Marranci critically surveys the available theories on Islamic fundamentalism and extremism. Rejecting essentialism and cultural reductionism, the book suggests that identity and emotion play an essential role in the phenomenon that has been called fundamentalism.