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Religious fundamentalism and its effects are something no government or individual can now afford to ignoreResponses to religious faiths are important political and personal issues at the moment, as shown by violence and riots in Bradford and Oldham, New York and Washington, and the continuing Israel/Palestine conflictUnusual in its global coverage of religious traditions including Mormonism, Hinduism and Buddhism as well as Christianity, Judaism and Islam.Also examines fundamentalism from frequently neglected social and human rights perspectivesContributorsr include international scholars with specific local or academic knowledge of the faiths and places under discussion
Religious fundamentalism and its effects are something no government or individual can now afford to ignoreResponses to religious faiths are important political and personal issues at the moment, as shown by violence and riots in Bradford and Oldham, New York and Washington, and the continuing Israel/Palestine conflictUnusual in its global coverage of religious traditions including Mormonism, Hinduism and Buddhism as well as Christianity, Judaism and Islam.Also examines fundamentalism from frequently neglected social and human rights perspectivesContributorsr include international scholars with specific local or academic knowledge of the faiths and places under discussion