2. The Invention of Fanaticism
- Sarah Coakley
Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
DOI: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch2
Copyright © 2012 Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Book Title
Faith, Rationality, and the Passions
Additional Information
How to Cite
Cavanaugh, W. T. (2012) The Invention of Fanaticism, in Faith, Rationality, and the Passions (ed S. Coakley), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118321997.ch2
Publication History
- Published Online: 16 AUG 2012
- Published Print: 10 SEP 2012
ISBN Information
Print ISBN: 9781444361933
Online ISBN: 9781118321997
- Summary
- Chapter
Keywords:
- the invention of fanaticism;
- opposition of religion/reason, as invented by the modern West;
- religion as passionate/non-rational, construction of the modern West;
- myth on religious violence, religion as a transhistorical/transcultural;
- religion/history tied up with the rise of the modern state in the West;
- fanaticism, religion and rise of religious fanatic;
- confessionalization, changing with religious uniformity;
- fanaticism in its origins, mediating Christian identities/masses;
- fanaticism in the twenty-first century;
- contingent modern, of Western construction
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
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Religion and Violence
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The Invention of Fanaticism
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Fanaticism in the Twenty-First Century