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Varisco, Daniel Martin. "The tragedy of a comic: Fundamentalists crusading against fundamentalists." Contemporary Islam 1. (2007): 207–30. Added by: joachim (8/14/10, 12:12 PM) Last edited by: joachim (9/28/12, 2:33 PM) |
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| Resource type: Journal Article Language: en: English Peer reviewed DOI: 10.1007/s11562-007-0019-6 BibTeX citation key: Varisco2007 Email resource to friend View all bibliographic details  |
Categories: General Keywords: "The Prophet", Chick. Jack T., Religion, USA Creators: Varisco Collection: Contemporary Islam |
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Christian Fundamentalists used to read the apocalyptic scenario through the “red” filter of communism, but since the 1980s the target has shifted to the “green tide” of Islam. One of the more colorful Fundamentalist diatribes against Islam is cartoon evangelist Jack Chick’s The Prophet, a comic book that calls Islam a Satanic plot hatched by the Catholic church. This article examines the rhetoric of Christian Fundamentalist diatribe against Islam in light of apocalyptic scenarios drawn out of biblical prophecy. Chick’s comic and the millenarian Hal Lindsay’s The Late Great Planet Earth are placed in the context of doctrinal attacks on Islam in medieval Christendom. In tracing the usage of “Islamic fundamentalism,” I argue that the term “fundamentalism” is problematic for cross-cultural studies of religious expression and movements.
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