Maelstrom: Christian Dominionism and Far-Right Insurgence reviews the cyclical nature of right-wing resurgences in American history, dismisses the appropriateness of the word 'fascism' to explain them, and then describes in depth the goal of "reconstructing" American institutions on the basis of biblical principles.

Author: James Aho
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 11/17/2023
Series: Routledge Studies in Fascism and the Far Right
Pages: 110
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.25d
ISBN: 9781032488837

About the Author

James Aho is Professor Emeritus at Idaho State University where he has taught for over forty years. Recognized as a Distinguished Researcher and Teacher, he is the author of many books, including Far-Right Fantasy: A Sociology of American Religion and Politics, Body Matters: A Phenomenology of Sickness, Disease and Illness (co-written with his son, Kevin), and Sociological Trespasses: Interrogating Sin and Flesh. Aho is also the author of two award-winning studies of religiously motivated political violence, The Politics of Righteousness: Idaho Christian Patriotism and This Thing of Darkness: A Sociology of the Enemy.