Bibliograph

The battle for God, Karen Armstrong

Type

Label

The battle for God, Karen Armstrong

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The battle for God

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

752540533

Responsibility statement

Karen Armstrong

Summary

Reveals how the fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam were born out of a dread of modernity

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. The old world and the new. Jews : the precursors (1492-1700) ; Muslims : the conservative spirit (1492-1799) ; Christians : brave new world (1492-1870) -- Jews and Muslims modernize (1700-1870) -- pt. 2. Fundamentalism. Battle lines (1870-1900) -- Fundamentals (1900-25) -- Counterculture (1925-60) -- Mobilization (1960-74) -- The offensive (1974-79) -- Defeat? (1979-99)

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