Myth-Making and Religious Extremism and Their Roots in Crises

Myth-Making and Religious Extremism and Their Roots in Crises
Author: Arthur G. Neal
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2015-10-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1476621314

According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, we do not live in a world of solid fact but in a world permeated by culture, constructed by humans through communication with each other. Myth-making shapes our lives, beliefs and behavior. Collective myths become plausible explanations for events past and future as each new generation constructs reality anew to make sense of the human condition. Providing a sociological and multicultural analysis, this book examines myth-making in the today's world amid religious extremism and terrorism. The authors discuss the imperative of myth in comprehending illness, sexuality, death and human relationships to the environment and other animals.

The Noah Myth in Twenty-First-Century Cli-Fi Novels

The Noah Myth in Twenty-First-Century Cli-Fi Novels
Author: Helen E. Mundler
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2022
Genre: American fiction
ISBN: 1640141316

Breaks new ground by analyzing four recent rewritings of the Noah myth not just as ideological statements but as literary artifacts and by contextualizing them within the wider crises of the Anthropocene.

A Dark California

A Dark California
Author: Katarzyna Nowak-McNeice
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2018-02-14
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1476667837

Focusing on portrayals of California in popular culture, this collection of new essays traces a central theme of darkness through literature (Toby Barlow, Angela Carter, Joan Didion, Thomas Pynchon, and Claire Vaye Watkins), video games (L.A. Noire), music (Death Grips, Lana Del Rey, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers), TV (True Detective and American Horror Story), and film (Starry Eyes, Southland Tales and A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night). Providing insight into the significance of Californian icons, the contributors explore the interplay between positive stereotypes connected to the myth of the Golden State and ambivalent responses to the myth based on social and political power, the consequences of consumerism, transformations of the landscape and the dominance of hyperreality.

Myths America Lives By

Myths America Lives By
Author: Richard T. Hughes
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 374
Release: 2018-09-05
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0252050800

Six myths lie at the heart of the American experience. Taken as aspirational, four of those myths remind us of our noblest ideals, challenging us to realize our nation's promise while galvanizing the sense of hope and unity we need to reach our goals. Misused, these myths allow for illusions of innocence that fly in the face of white supremacy, the primal American myth that stands at the heart of all the others.

Myth-Making and Religious Extremism and Their Roots in Crises

Myth-Making and Religious Extremism and Their Roots in Crises
Author: Arthur G. Neal
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 215
Release: 2015-10-12
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0786498587

According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, we do not live in a world of solid fact but in a world permeated by culture, constructed by humans through communication with each other. Myth-making shapes our lives, beliefs and behavior. Collective myths become plausible explanations for events past and future as each new generation constructs reality anew to make sense of the human condition. Providing a sociological and multicultural analysis, this book examines myth-making in the today's world amid religious extremism and terrorism. The authors discuss the imperative of myth in comprehending illness, sexuality, death and human relationships to the environment and other animals.

Knowing the Enemy

Knowing the Enemy
Author: Mary R. Habeck
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780300122572

A penetrating look into the inner logic of al-Qa'ida and like-minded extremist groups by which they justify September 11 and other terrorist attacks includes specific ideologies of jihadism, a new movement that allows members to call for the destruction of democracy and to murder innocent men, women, and children.

Root Causes of Terrorism

Root Causes of Terrorism
Author: Tore Bjørgo
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 369
Release: 2005-06-30
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1134265611

This team of international experts analyses the possibilities and limitations of preventing or reducing terrorism by addressing the factors that give rise to it and sustain it. The key questions raised include:* what are the main circumstances that provide preconditions for the emergence of various types of terrorism?* what are the typical precipit

The Battle for God

The Battle for God
Author: Karen Armstrong
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Total Pages: 460
Release: 2001
Genre: History
ISBN: 0006383483

One of the most potent forces bedevilling the modern world is religious fundamentalism. Armstrong explains how and why fundamentalists' understanding of religion and society differs so starkly from that of their contemporaries.