Pious Passion: The Emergence of Modern Fundamentalism in the United States and Iran (Repr of 1993 ed) (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, 6)

Martin Riesebrodt's unconventional study provides an extraordinary look at religious fundamentalism. Comparing two seemingly disparate movements—in early twentieth-century United States and 1960s and 1970s Iran—he examines why these movements arose and developed. He sees them not simply as protests against "modernity" per se, but as a social and moral community's mobilization against its own marginalization and threats to its way of life. These movements protested against the hallmarks of industrialization and sought to transmit conservative cultural models to the next generation. Fundamentalists desired a return to an "authentic" social order governed by God's law, one bound by patriarchal structures of authority and morality. Both movements advocated a strict gender dualism and were preoccupied with controlling the female body, which was viewed as the major threat to public morality. Cover 1 Contents 8 Preface 10 1. Fundamentalism as a Sociological Problem 12 Fundamentalism and Sociology 13 Fundamentalism: A Disputed Concept 21 Fundamentalism: Toward Definition and Typology 26 Concepts and Theoretical Perspectives 31 2. Protestant Fundamentalism in the United States, 1910–1928 44 Ascetic Protestantism and Politics 45 Profile and Boundaries of the Fundamentalist Movement 50 The Ideology of Protestant Fundamentalism 58 The Carriers of Protestant Fundamentalism 82 The Causes of Protestant Fundamentalist Mobilization 96 3. Shi'ite Fundamentalism in Iran, 1961–1979 111 Iranian Shi'ism and Politics 112 Profile and Boundaries of the Fundamentalist Movement 130 The Ideology of Shi'ite Fundamentalism 135 The Carriers of Shi'ite Fundamentalism 158 The Causes of Shi'ite Fundamentalist Mobilization 175 4. Fundamentalism as Radical Patriarchalism 187 Fundamentalism as Radical Traditionalism 188 Basic Patterns of Fundamentalist Ideology 189 Basic Patterns of the Carriers of Fundamentalism 195 Basic Patterns of the Causes of Mobilization 201 Fundamentalism as Radical Patriarchalism 207 Notes 220 References 242 Index 268 A 268 B 268 C 269 D 269 E 269 F 269 G 270 H 270 I 270 J 270 K 270 L 270 M 271 N 271 O 271 P 272 Q 272 R 272 S 272 T 273 U 273 V 273 W 273 X 273 Y 273 Z 273

for All Who Want To Make Sense Of Fundamentalism As A Long-term Consequence Of The Modern World, pious Passion Will Be Required Reading. It Is Also Enjoyable, Abounding In Cogent Arguments Set Forth In Lucid Prose And Supported By Compelling Examples.—bruce B. Lawrence, Author Of defenders Of God

riesebrodt's Trenchant Analysis Brings The Comparative Study Of Religious Activism To A New Level Of Sophistication, Exploring Not Only The Ideological Development Of Fundamentalist Movements But Also The Changes In Social Structure That Produced Them. pious Passion Is A Signal Event In The Modern Social Sciences, For It Helps To Establish A New Academic Field—the Comparative Study Of Fundamentalism.—mark Juergensmeyer, Author Of the New Cold War?

This unconventional study provides an extraordinary look at religious fundamentalism. Comparing two seemingly disparate movements -- one in the U.S. during the early twentieth century and the other in Iran during the 60s and 70s -- Martin Riesebrodt examines the origins of these movements. He views them not simply as protests against "modernity" but as a community's social and moral mobilization against its own marginalization and threats to its way of life.