Long before the tragic events of September 11; 2001; Islamic fundamentalism was exerting a significant influence in nearly every corner of the world. Bassam Tibi; a widely recognized expert on Islam and Arab culture; offers an important and disquieting analysis of this particular synthesis of religion and politics. A Muslim and descendant of a famous Damascene Islamic scholar family; Tibi sees Islamic fundamentalism as the result of Islam's confrontation with modernity and not only--as it is widely believed--economic adversity. The movement is unprecedented in Islamic history and parallels the inability of Islamic nation-states to integrate into the new world secular order.For this updated edition; Tibi has written a new preface and lengthy introduction addressing Islamic fundamentalism in light of and since September 11.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Four StarsBy Krishnanice collection of essays6 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Complicated and Hard to UnderstandBy Karen OlsonIf you want a good commentary on the Ramayana; Richman's Many Ramayanas: The Diversity of a Narrative Tradition in South Asia contains much more relevant and easy to understand commentary. The articles; in this book; I find to be much more complicated and hard to understand for someone who is not an Indian/South Asian/Hindu Text scholar.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Illuminating!By Kedar ReddyA great collection of essays! Thought provoking. For anyone interested in the plurality of the Ramayana tradition. Even if you aren't; you'll learn a lot:)
