Toscano, Alberto. 2006. Fanaticism: A brief history of the concept. Eurozine, ISSN 1684-4637 [Article]

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The label "fanaticism" is increasingly attached to the perceived threat posed by religious fundamentalism. But rarely is the history of the term and the variety of its uses examined. Here, a philosophical history of "fanaticism" from Martin Luther to the present.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Originally published in Italian in Reset, No 97, September-October 2006
Keywords:	fundamentalism, religion, fanatic, reformation, islamic, german philosophy
Departments, Centres and Research Units:	Sociology
Dates:	Date Event 17 December 2006 Published
Item ID:	2222
Date Deposited:	28 May 2009 11:19
Last Modified:	07 Jul 2017 12:50
URI:	https://research.gold.ac.uk/id/eprint/2222

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