The Resource Ancient religions, modern politics : the Islamic case in comparative perspective, Michael Cook
Ancient religions, modern politics : the Islamic case in comparative perspective, Michael Cook
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- Summary
- "Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance--or irrelevance--of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political identity, social values, attitudes to warfare, views about the role of religion in various cultural domains, and conceptions of the polity. In all these fields he finds that the Islamic heritage offers richer resources for those engaged in current politics than either the Hindu or the Christian heritages. He uses this finding to explain the fact that, despite the existence of Hindu and Christian counterparts to some aspects of Islamism, the phenomenon as a whole is unique in the world today. The book also shows that fundamentalism--in the sense of a determination to return to the original sources of the religion--is politically more adaptive for Muslims than it is for Hindus or Christians. A sweeping comparative analysis by one of the world's leading scholars of premodern Islam, Ancient Religions, Modern Politics sheds important light on the relationship between the foundational texts of these three great religious traditions and the politics of their followers today"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 541 pages)
- Contents
-
- Part 1. Identity
- Islam and identity
- Hinduism and identity
- Catholicism and identity in Latin America
- Part 2. Values
- Society
- Warfare
- Divine jealousy
- Polity
- Part 3. Fundamentalism
- Islam and fundamentalism
- Hinduism and fundamentalism
- Latin American Catholicism and fundamentalism
- Isbn
- 9781400850273
- Label
- Ancient religions, modern politics : the Islamic case in comparative perspective
- Title
- Ancient religions, modern politics
- Title remainder
- the Islamic case in comparative perspective
- Statement of responsibility
- Michael Cook
- Subject
-
- Islam and politics
- Godsdiensten
- RELIGION -- Islam | General
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Electronic books
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Vergelijkende godsdienstwetenschap
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Hinduism and politics
- RELIGION -- Hinduism | General
- Islam
- Christianity and politics
- Hinduism and politics
- Christianity and politics
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Islam and politics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance--or irrelevance--of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political identity, social values, attitudes to warfare, views about the role of religion in various cultural domains, and conceptions of the polity. In all these fields he finds that the Islamic heritage offers richer resources for those engaged in current politics than either the Hindu or the Christian heritages. He uses this finding to explain the fact that, despite the existence of Hindu and Christian counterparts to some aspects of Islamism, the phenomenon as a whole is unique in the world today. The book also shows that fundamentalism--in the sense of a determination to return to the original sources of the religion--is politically more adaptive for Muslims than it is for Hindus or Christians. A sweeping comparative analysis by one of the world's leading scholars of premodern Islam, Ancient Religions, Modern Politics sheds important light on the relationship between the foundational texts of these three great religious traditions and the politics of their followers today"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- EBLCP
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1940-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Cook, Michael
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Islam and politics
- Christianity and politics
- Hinduism and politics
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Religious fundamentalism
- RELIGION
- RELIGION
- Christianity and politics
- Hinduism and politics
- Islam and politics
- Islamic fundamentalism
- Religious fundamentalism
- Islam
- Godsdiensten
- Vergelijkende godsdienstwetenschap
- Christianity and politics
- Hinduism and politics
- Islam and politics
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Label
- Ancient religions, modern politics : the Islamic case in comparative perspective, Michael Cook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Identity -- Islam and identity -- Hinduism and identity -- Catholicism and identity in Latin America -- Part 2. Values -- Society -- Warfare -- Divine jealousy -- Polity -- Part 3. Fundamentalism -- Islam and fundamentalism -- Hinduism and fundamentalism -- Latin American Catholicism and fundamentalism
- Control code
- ocn870597417
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 541 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400850273
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt582sk1
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)870597417
- Label
- Ancient religions, modern politics : the Islamic case in comparative perspective, Michael Cook
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part 1. Identity -- Islam and identity -- Hinduism and identity -- Catholicism and identity in Latin America -- Part 2. Values -- Society -- Warfare -- Divine jealousy -- Polity -- Part 3. Fundamentalism -- Islam and fundamentalism -- Hinduism and fundamentalism -- Latin American Catholicism and fundamentalism
- Control code
- ocn870597417
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xx, 541 pages)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781400850273
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- c
- Note
- JSTOR
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctt582sk1
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)870597417
Subject
- Christianity and politics
- Christianity and politics
- Electronic books
- Godsdiensten
- Hinduism and politics
- Hinduism and politics
- Islam
- Islam and politics
- Islam and politics
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Islamic fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- RELIGION -- Hinduism | General
- RELIGION -- Islam | General
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Religious fundamentalism -- Political aspects
- Vergelijkende godsdienstwetenschap
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