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Book SynopsisIn Religious Fundamentalism in the Middle East, Moaddel and Karabenick analyse fundamentalist beliefs and attitudes across nations (Egypt, Iran, Lebanon and Saudi Arabia), faith (Christianity, Islam) and ethnicity (Azari-Turks, Kurds and Persians among Iranians), using comparative survey data. The authors' analysis reveals a 'cycle of spirituality' that reinforces the critical importance of taking historical and cultural contexts into consideration to understand the role of religious fundamentalism in contemporary Middle Eastern societies.
Table of ContentsSeries Editor’s Foreword Preface Introduction: Theoretical Issues in the Study of Religious Fundamentalism 1. Cycles of Spirituality and Discursive Space: Religious Fundamentalism in Historical Perspective 2. State Structure, Religion, Sect, and Ethnicity 3. Methodology and Macro Comparisons 4. Religious Fundamentalism among Youth in Egypt and Saudi Arabia: Epistemic Authority and Other Correlates 5. Religious Fundamentalism in Iran and Lebanon 6. Fundamentalism as Discourse versus Beliefs about and Attitudes toward Religion Conclusions: Approaches to Fundamentalism and the Cycle of Spirituality References Appendix A: Egypt and Saudi Arabia Surveys Appendix B: Iran Survey Appendix C : Lebanon Survey Index
