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Holy Ignorance: When Religion and Culture Part Ways (Columbia/Hurs
by Olivier Roy | HC | VeryGood
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Title
- Holy Ignorance
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
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- ISBN
- 9780231701266
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Columbia University Press
ISBN-10
0231701268
ISBN-13
9780231701266
eBay Product ID (ePID)
109087064
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Holy Ignorance : When Religion and Culture Part Ways
Publication Year
2010
Subject
Communication Studies, Globalization, History & Theory, Comparative Religion, Islam / General, Sociology of Religion
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Religion, Political Science, Social Science, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Columbia/Hurst Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Weight
16 Oz
Item Length
8.8 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
Reviews
this extraordinary book's disturbing message - that secularism may be religious fundamentalism's best friend - is worth taking very seriously., "Olivier Roy, the outstanding scholar of contemporary religions, has written a book of startling clarity and wisdom. Illuminating trends, issues and movements that had before appeared bizarre or simply antipathetic, he provides us with tools for the comprehension of matters as diverse as coverage of the war on terror to the common individual confusion over one's own beliefs and scepticisms" -- Financial Times, Olivier Roy, the outstanding scholar of contemporary religions, has written a book of startling clarity and wisdom. Illuminating trends, issues and movements that had before appeared bizarre or simply antipathetic, he provides us with tools for the comprehension of matters as diverse as coverage of the war on terror to the common individual confusion over one's own beliefs and scepticisms, The book is an intriguing examination of contemporary religion outside of the usual secularization debate.
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Synopsis
Olivier Roy, world renowned authority on Islam and politics, finds in the modern disconnection between faith communities and sociocultural identities a fertile space for fundamentalism to grow. Instead of freeing the world from religion, secularization has encouraged a kind of holy ignorance to take root, an anti-intellectualism that promises immediate, emotional access to the sacred and positions itself in direct opposition to contemporary pagan culture.The secularization of society was supposed to free people from religion, yet individuals are converting en masse to fundamentalist faiths, such as Protestant evangelicalism, Islamic Salafism, and Haredi Judaism. These religions either reconnect adherents to their culture through casual referents, like halal fast food, or "deculturate" through "purification" rituals, such as speaking in tongues, a practice that allows believers to utter a language entirely their own. Instead of a return to traditional religious worship, we are now witnessing the individualization of faith and the disassociation of faith communities from ethnic and national identities. This has placed culturally integrated religions, such as Catholicism and eastern orthodox Christianity, on the defensive, and presents new challenges to state and society. Roy explores the options available to powers that hope to integrate or control these groups and whether marginalization or homogenization will further divide believers from their culture.
LC Classification Number
BL65.C8R66 2010
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