images (140×140)   Dow University of Health Sciences Library Catalogue

Welcome to Dow University of Health Sciences Library Online Public Access Catalog

Ancient religions, modern politics : (Record no. 38681)

MARC details
000 -LEADER
fixed length control field 02873cam a2200409 i 4500
005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION
control field 20260319103930.0
008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION
fixed length control field 140103s2014 nju b 001 0 eng
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780691144900
Qualifying information hbk. : alk. paper
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 0691144907
Qualifying information hbk. : alk. paper
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE
Original cataloging agency DLC
Language of cataloging eng
Description conventions rda
Transcribing agency DLC
042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE
Authentication code pcc
050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number BP 173.7
Item number .C66 2014
082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 297.2/72
Edition information 23
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cook, Michael,
Dates associated with a name 1940-
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Ancient religions, modern politics :
Remainder of title the Islamic case in comparative perspective /
Statement of responsibility, etc. Michael Cook.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Princeton, New Jersey :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer Princeton University Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice [2014]
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent xx, 541 pages ;
Dimensions 24 cm
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references (pages 469-515) and index.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. "Why does Islam play a larger role in contemporary politics than other religions? Is there something about the Islamic heritage that makes Muslims more likely than adherents of other faiths to invoke it in their political life? If so, what is it? Ancient Religions, Modern Politics seeks to answer these questions by examining the roles of Islam, Hinduism, and Christianity in modern political life, placing special emphasis on the relevance--or irrelevance--of their heritages to today's social and political concerns. Michael Cook takes an in-depth, comparative look at political identity, social values, attitudes to warfare, views about the role of religion in various cultural domains, and conceptions of the polity. In all these fields he finds that the Islamic heritage offers richer resources for those engaged in current politics than either the Hindu or the Christian heritages. He uses this finding to explain the fact that, despite the existence of Hindu and Christian counterparts to some aspects of Islamism, the phenomenon as a whole is unique in the world today. The book also shows that fundamentalism--in the sense of a determination to return to the original sources of the religion--is politically more adaptive for Muslims than it is for Hindus or Christians.A sweeping comparative analysis by one of the world's leading scholars of premodern Islam, Ancient Religions, Modern Politics sheds important light on the relationship between the foundational texts of these three great religious traditions and the politics of their followers today"--
Assigning source Provided by publisher.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Islam and politics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Christianity and politics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Hinduism and politics.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Islamic fundamentalism
General subdivision Political aspects.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religious fundamentalism
General subdivision Political aspects.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Comparative Religion.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Islam / History.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Religion, Politics & State.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Islamic Studies.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Christianity.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Hinduism.
900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA]
Relator term IBS-WFK
900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA]
Dates associated with a name
900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA]
Titles and other words associated with a name Photocopy
900 ## - EQUIVALENCE OR CROSS-REFERENCE-PERSONAL NAME [LOCAL, CANADA]
Numeration
942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA)
-- IBS
Koha item type Books
Holdings
Date last seen Total checkouts Full call number Price effective from Koha item type Lost status Damaged status Not for loan Withdrawn status Home library Current library Date acquired
03/19/2026   BP 173.7 .C66 2014 03/19/2026 Books         Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences Dr. Abdul Qadeer Khan Institute of Behavioral Sciences 03/19/2026



©2026, All rights reserved. Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan.