| Description |
1 online resource (xxi, 274 pages) |
| Contents |
pt. I: What is the fundamentalist mindset? -- Definitions and dualisms / Charles B. Strozier and Katharine Boyd -- Theories of group psychology, paranoia, and rage / David M. Terman -- The apocalyptic / Charles B. Strozier and Katharine Boyd -- The charismatic leader and the totalism of conversion / Charles B. Strozier, Katharine Boyd, and James W. Jones -- pt. II: Motivations for violence -- Fundamentalism and the paranoid gestalt / David M. Terman -- The apocalyptic other / Charles B. Strozier -- The social psychology of humiliation and revenge : the origins of the fundamentalist mindset / Bettina Muenster and David Lotto -- Fundamentalist faith states : regulation theory as a framework for the psychology of religious fundamentalism / Daniel Hill -- pt. III: Christian and American contexts -- Eternal warfare : violence on the mind of American apocalyptic Christianity / James W. Jones -- Opening the seven seals of fundamentalism / Charles B. Strozier -- The unsettling of the fundamentalist mindset : shifts in apocalyptic belief in contemporary conservative Christianity / Lee Quinby -- pt. IV: Global and historical contexts -- The psychology of the global jihadists / Farhad Khosrokhavar -- Ordering chaos : Nazi millennialism and the quest for meaning / David Redles -- Rumor, fear, and paranoia in the French Revolution / David P. Jordan -- Hindu victimhood and India's Muslim minority / John R. McLane -- Conclusion : A fundamentalist mindset? / James W. Jones |
| Summary |
This work sheds light on the psychology of fundamentalism, with a particular focus on those who become extremists and fanatics. The contributors identify several factors: a radical dualism, a destructive inclination to interpret authoritative texts, paranoid thinking, and an apocalyptic world view |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Religious fundamentalism -- Psychology
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Fundamentalism -- Psychology
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Psychology, Religious.
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Violence -- Religious aspects.
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psychology of religion.
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RELIGION -- Comparative Religion.
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RELIGION -- Essays.
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RELIGION -- Reference.
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Fundamentalism -- Psychology
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Psychology, Religious
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Violence -- Religious aspects
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Religion - General.
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Religion.
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Philosophy & Religion.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Strozier, Charles B.
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| LC no. |
2009034142 |
| ISBN |
9780195379655 |
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0195379659 |
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