One of Choice Magazine's Outstanding Academic Books of 1998 Fundamentalist women are often depicted as dedicated to furthering the goals and ideas of fundamenta

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Women in Fundamentalism examines the striking similarities in three extreme fundamentalist religious communities in their views about and treatment of women. Wh

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Collects feminist writings from a range of international contributors on religious fundamentalism and women's oppression, citing the causes of violence against