Fundamentalism in the Modern World Vol 1

Ulrika Martensson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies; Priscilla Ringrose is Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages; Jennifer Bailey is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Political Science; Asbjorn Dyrendal is Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies. All are based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

• IntroductionI. STATE AND NATION FORMATIONExegisis and Destiny: Three Cases of 'Fundamentalism'Ulrika Mårtensson Fundamentalism, Ultimate Truth, Inerrancy and Armed Conflict in Sri LankaPeter Schalk Interpreting Religion as Fundamentalism: The Public Sphere, Ideology and Power in South Asia Michael SchiedBuddhism and Nation Building in Contemporary Myanmar: Problem or Solution to Power Legitimisation? Larisa TsekhanovaWaiting for the Twelfth Imam: Contemporary Apocalyptic Shi'i Literature and Speculation in Lebanon and Iran David Cook The Serbian Orthodox Church between Traditionalism, Conservatism and Fundamentalism Milan Vukomanovic Fundamentalist Attitudes to 'money' and the Gold Standard: Reflections in the Public Sphere Lionel Sacks The Quest for Legitimacy and Authenticity between Neo-Pentecostals and the Powers of Globalisation: Global Charismatics in Focus Ben-Willie K. Golo PART II: PRACTICES AND IDEOLOGIES Authority, Charisma and Communicative Strategies in Sayyid Qutb's Qur'anic ExegisisJohn Møller Larsen Conspiracy Theories as Conduits of Fundamentalist Knowledge Salim Türkay Nefes 'Every Man and Woman is God's Caliph': 'Wasatiyya' and the Construction of an Islamic Theology of Liberation Mattias Gardell The Concepts of Democracy and Neo-Fundamentalism applied to the Islamic Action Front Birgitte Moe Rolandsen Fundamentalism in Roman Catholicism Michael Trainor Division and Unity in the Baha'i Community: Towards a Definition of FundamentalismMoojan MomenConclusion

'The aim of this book is to find a link between globalisation and fundamentalism. Whereas other definitions have sought to tie fundamentalism to modernity, its structures and concepts, this book singles out globalisation and its networks of communications as a primary factor. Moreover, by showing how the use by fundamentalists of the founding principles of their respective religions often results in a bifurcated view straddling both the modern and medieval scheme of things, this book serves to highlight the Manichean world of their ideological arguments. Chapters dealing with Twelver Shi'ism, Baha'ism, Serbian Orthodox nationalism, fundamentalist theories of ever-present conspiracies, the neo-Pentecostal community, Sayyid Qutb's creative commentary on the Qur'an and the political role of Islamism in Jordan, bring out clear connections between global developments and local manifestations of fundamentalism. This is a timely, erudite and highly relevant volume. It succeeds in throwing new light on an ever-evolving and elusive topic commonly known as "fundamentalism".' - Youssef Choueiri, Reader in Islamic Studies, School of Arts, Histories and Cultures, The University of Manchester