Religious Fundamentalism In The Middle East: A Cross-national, Inter-faith, And Inter-ethnic Analysis

Mansoor Moaddel, Ph.D. (1986), the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is Professor of Sociology at Eastern Michigan University. He has published several books and many articles on revolution, religion and ideology, including Islamic Modernism, Nationalism, and Fundamentalism: Episode and Discourse (The University of Chicago Press, 2005).Stuart A. Karabenick, Ph.D. (1967), University of Michigan, is Research Professor in the Combined Program in Education and Psychology at the University of Michigan. He has published numerous articles and books on a variety of topics that include personal epistemological beliefs in the Middle East, students' perceptions of classroom goal structures, student and teacher responsibility, and the role of help and information seeking in educational contexts.

• Series Editor’s ForewordPrefaceIntroduction: Theoretical Issues in the Study of Religious Fundamentalism1. Cycles of Spirituality and Discursive Space: Religious Fundamentalism in Historical Perspective2. State Structure, Religion, Sect, and Ethnicity3. 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 ReligionConclusions: Approaches to Fundamentalism and the Cycle of SpiritualityReferencesAppendix A: Egypt and Saudi Arabia SurveysAppendix B: Iran Survey Appendix C : Lebanon SurveyIndex