Table of Contents
Indices of religious resurgence in the United States / Robert Wuthnow -- The local preacher and Islamic resurgence in Upper Egypt / Patrick D. Gaffney -- Martyrdom in Christianity and Islam / Mahmoud M. Ayoub -- Charismatic leadership in messianic and revolutionary movements : the Mahdi (Muhammad Ahmad) and the Messiah (Shabbatai Sevi) / R. Hrair Dekmejian -- Indices of the Islamic resurgence in Malaysia / Judith Nagata -- Islamic renewal and the "failure of the West" / John O. Voll -- Religion against the State : a political economy of religious radicalism in Egypt and Israel / Eric Davis -- Religion and political dissent in Israel : the case of Gush Emunim / David J. Schnall -- Islamic revival or political and cultural revolution? : an Iranian case study / Mary Elaine Hegland -- Three forms of religious convergence / Ninian Smart -- Conclusion: religious resurgence in today's world / Mary Elaine Hegland.