Muslim fundamentalism: Something to be understood or to be explained away?

This article surveys various attempts to make sociological sense of the diverse Muslim movements often lumped together under the label of fundamentalism. Explanations of fundamentalism as a form of resistance to modernization or those reducing it to social and economic discontent may have some prima...

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Main Author: Bruinessen, Martin van 1946- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Routledge [1995]
In: Islam and Christian-Muslim relations
Year: 1995, Volume: 6, Issue: 2, Pages: 157-171
Online Access: Volltext (doi)

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