- Paperback: 346 pages
- Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (31 Jan 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0807846384
- ISBN-13: 978-0807846384
- Product Dimensions: 23.1 x 15.5 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 894,678 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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According to Michael Barkun, many white supremacist groups of the radical right are deeply committed to the distinctive but little-recognized religious position known as Christian Identity. In "Religion and the Racist Right" (1994), Barkun provided an exploration of the ideological and organizational development of the Christian Identity movement. In this revised edition, he traces the role of Christian Identity figures in the dramatic events of the first half of the 1990s, from the Oklahoma City bombing to the rise of the militia movement to the Freemen standoff in Montana. It also explores the government's evolving response to these challenges to the legitimacy of the state.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Religion of White Supremacy,
By A Customer
This review is from: Religion and the Racist Right: Origins of the Christian Identity Movement (Paperback)
This is really the only complete history of the Christian Identity movement, a modern descendent of the anglo-centric British Israelism movement of the late 19th century.
Identity is the overtly racist religion practiced by Aryan Nations, the Freemen, and many other fringe White Supremacist movements. Among the beliefs subscribed to by a variety of Identity groups are that Jews are descendents of Satan, and that all non-Whites are descendents of sub-human "beasts of the field" created before Adam and Eve. Identity believers claim that they are the "remnant" of the lost tribes of Israel, and will have dominion over the earth after a racist holy war in which God will smite all their enemies. This is a fascinating book that sheds light on an
obscure and shadowy movement that has united many disparate elements of the racist fringe for the past couple of decades. I could't put it down! While Identity has been covered in passing in other books or articles, nobody has researched and explained this movement quite like Barkun, a professor of Political Science at Syracuse. Tad Cook
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White Supremacist Religion,
By A Customer
This review is from: Religion and the Racist Right: Origins of the Christian Identity Movement (Hardcover)
This is really the only complete history of the Christian Identity movement, a modern descendent of the anglo-centric British Israelism movement of the late 19th century.
Identity is the overtly racist religion practiced by Aryan Nations, the Freemen, and many other fringe White Supremacist movements. Among the beliefs subscribed to by a variety of Identity groups are that Jews are descendents of Satan, and that all non-Whites are descendents of sub-human "beasts of the field" created before Adam and Eve. Identity believers claim that they are the "remnant" of the lost tribes of Israel, and will have dominion over the earth after a racist holy war in which God will smite all their enemies. This is a fascinating book that sheds light on an
obscure and shadowy movement that has united many disparate elements of the racist fringe for the past couple of decades. I could't put it down! While Identity has been covered in passing in other books or articles, nobody has researched and explained this movement quite like Barkun, a professor of Political Science at Syracuse. Tad Cook
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4.0 out of 5 stars (15 customer reviews) 12 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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Tour of one region in America's chaotic religious landscape,
By B. Jackson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Religion and the Racist Right: Origins of the Christian Identity Movement (Hardcover)
While I highly enjoyed this book and found it meticulously, yet engagingly, researched, I will try to refrain from repeating what other reviewers have already stated. What I would like to add, is that I was unexpectedly impressed with the tortuous connections Barkun unearthed between the Identity/British-Israel sects/movements and other strains of Protestants and Pentecostals. I felt that I learned not only about Identity, but also gained a wider perspective on America's colorful religious history. Barkun also did an admirable job of maintaining a degree of objectivity and emotional distance from his subject, preventing a preachy or moralistic tone from overwhelming the book.
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This Book is Pure Hate Speech and Nonsense!,
By Daniel Guyewski "Patrick Henry" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Religion and the Racist Right: Origins of the Christian Identity Movement (Paperback)
This book is bashing christians using hate speech and I would seriously reccomend that nooene else reads this trash, where is the tolerance for other religions here? why is the author being so hateful!
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invaluable study of christian identity,
By michael benson - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Religion and the Racist Right: Origins of the Christian Identity Movement (Hardcover)
This is easily the best book on the subject. The first section on the history of British Israelism (a little known theory today but well known during the last half of the 19th cen. and first half of the twentieth) is simply invaluable. Three cheers for Professor Barkun. I heartily recommend this book to anyone who wants to be informed about one of the most dangerous and bizarre movements in our country today.
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