Fundamentalism in the Modern World Vol 2

Ulrika Martensson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies; Priscilla Ringrose is Associate Professor in the Department of Modern Foreign Languages; Jennifer Bailey is Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology and Political Science; Asbjorn Dyrendal is Associate Professor in the Department of Archaeology and Religious Studies. All are based at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim.

'Fundamentalists have always been media-hungry. This book adds complexity and depth to this insight by highlighting how, in a world of proliferating satellite TV programmes, facebook networking and internet communication, the media wars between fundamentalists not only shape but are shaped by the powerful desires of audiences. In analysing the expansion of the public sphere to an international stage, and its sophisticated grasp of arguments on multiculturalism, this scholarly and timely collection moves beyond the 1980s Chicago fundamentalist project. Like that earlier project, the value of the book is in its comparative look at the New Christian Right, Islamist and Buddhist movements in different parts of world. But in interrogating the truth that the media is the message, this book presents original, fine-grained analyses of such hidden debates as the "chaos of fatwas", generated by the multiplication of Islamic channels, the argument between Salafis over the legitimacy of watching (or not watching) the World Cup in football-mad Saudi Arabia, or the spectacular theatrical, ritual dimensions of mass praying in front of hallowed Christian sites. Such scholarly gems make this book a richly documented, fascinating and memorable read for anyone interested in the paradoxes, dilemmas and ambiguities of fundamentalist thought and practice in the twenty-first century.' - Pnina Werbner, Professor Emerita in Social Anthropology, Keele University

• IntroductionI. FORMATTING THE PUBLIC SPHEREAn Ethical Analysis of FundamentalismMay ThorsethThe Validity of Human Rights: Reconstruction, Justification and ApplicationPetra Hedberg Fundamentalism as Anti-systemic Ritual Netowrk Model of Communication Stefano M. BisighinThe Cartoon Controversy in Denmark and Norway: A Clash of Fundamentalisms, or Dialogue in the Public Sphere? Oddbjørn LeirvikAmerican Fundamentalism, Education and Democracy Jennifer BaileyThe Pan-Islamic Hizb-ut Tahrir Network and the Public Sphere in Bangladesh Ahmed Abidur Razzaque Khan Pentecostals in Argentina: From Religious Fundamentalism to Political Pragmatism?Hans Geir Aasmundsen PART II: FORMATTING RELIGIONToward a Fundamentalist or Evangelical Media AestheticStewart M. HooverCyberBuddhism: Fundamentalism, the Internet and Public Sphere in ThailandSoraj HongladaromThe Print 'Fatwa': Revivied Practice or Expanded Jurisdiction? Dyala HamzahThe Complex Relationship between Hanbalism and Sufism: From Ahmad B. Hanbal to the Internet Gavin PickenIslamic Fundamentalism and the New MediaIveta Kourilova'White Teeth' IndyMedia Priscilla Ringrose Islamic Fundamentalism Tackles Global Soccar Moshe Terdman Conclusion