The new Cold War? : religious nationalism confronts the secular state / Mark Juergensmeyer.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-276) and index.

Introduction: The Rise of Religious Nationalism -- pt. 1. Religion vs. Secular Nationalism. 1. The Loss of Faith in Secular Nationalism. Faith in Secular Nationalism. The Religious Rejection of Secular Nationalism. 2. Competing Ideologies of Order. Secular Nationalism in the West. The Competition between Two Ideologies. How Secular Nationalism Failed to Accommodate Religion. Can Religion Accommodate the Nation-State? -- pt. 2. The Global Confrontations. 3. Models of Religious Revolution: The Middle East. The Ingredients of a Religious Revolt. Iran: The Paradigmatic Religious Revolution. Egypt's Incipient Religious Revolt. Religious Revolt in a Jewish State. The Islamic Intifada: A Revolt within the Palestinian Revolution. 4. Political Targets of Religion: South Asia. Militant Hindu Nationalism. The Sikh War against Both Secular and Hindu Nationalism. Sri Lanka's Unfinished Religious Revolt. 5. Religious Ambivalence toward Socialist Nationalism: Formerly Marxist States. Religious Revival in Mongolia. Islamic Nationalism in Central Asia. The Religious Rejection of Socialism in Eastern Europe. The Ambivalent Relationship of Religion and Socialism. Patterns of Religious Revolt -- pt. 3. The Problems Ahead. 6. Why Religious Confrontations Are Violent. The Rhetoric of Cosmic War. When Cosmic War Becomes Real. Religious Sanction for the Use of Violence. Empowering Marginal Peoples. 7. Democracy, Human Rights, and the Modern Religious State. Theocracy or Democracy? The Protection of Minority Rights. The Protection of Individual Rights. Conclusion: Can We Live with Religious Nationalism?

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