Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea by Alberto Toscano

Fanaticism: On the Uses of an Idea

Alberto Toscano

304 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history philosophy politics psychology challenging informative medium-paced
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The idea of fanaticism as a deviant or extreme variant of an already irrational set of religious beliefs is today invoked by the West in order to demonize and psychologize any non-liberal politics. Alberto Toscano’s compelling and erudite counter-...

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