Myth-making and religious extremism and their roots in crises /Arthur G. Neal and Helen Youngelson-Neal.

Neal, Arthur G.,

Myth-making and religious extremism and their roots in crises /Arthur G. Neal and Helen Youngelson-Neal. - Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland and Company, Incorporated, Publishers, (c)2015. - 1 online resource.

Includes bibliographies and index.

"According to sociologist C. Wright Mills, we do not live in a world of fact but in a world permeated by culture, constructed by humans through communication with each other. Myth-making shapes our lives, beliefs and behavior. Providing a sociological and multicultural analysis, this book examines myth-making in the today's world amid religious extremism and terrorism"--



9781476621319


Mythology.
Radicalism.
Religion and culture.
Terrorism.


Electronic Books.

BL304 / .M984 2015