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.