Fundamentalism
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
"I am sick and tired of hearing about all the radicals" "Fundamentalism, is not of course, an Islamic monopoly as it can be found in Christianity and Judaism as well as in other religions . In extreme forms it is manifested in political terrorism (such as the antiabortionist murders in the United States, in Kahanism in Israel, in Hindu attacks against Muslims in India.) Fundamentalists have exerted political pressure on secular governments in America, Europe and Asia. But only in the Muslim world have radicals acquired positions of influence and power and are likely to have further successes, from Algeria to Afghanistan, Bangladesh and even beyond."--Fascism: Past, Present, Future (1996) Walter Laqueur |
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Fundamentalism usually has a religious connotation that indicates unwavering attachment to a set of irreducible beliefs.
Depending upon the context, fundamentalism can be a pejorative rather than a neutral characterization, similar to the ways that calling political perspectives "right-wing" or "left-wing" can, for some, have negative connotations.
See also
- Authoritarianism
- Biblical literalism
- Christian fundamentalism
- Christian Reconstructionism
- Christian nationalism
- Creation science
- Cult
- Dogmatism
- Dominionism
- Evangelical atheism
- Extremism
- Formalism (philosophy)
- Fundie
- Fundamentalism (sculpture)
- Historical-grammatical method
- Importance of religion by country
- Independent Fundamental Baptist
- Integrism
- Indoctrination
- Islamism
- Jack Chick
- Jesus Camp (documentary)
- Legalism (theology)
- Market fundamentalism
- Militant atheism
- Moral absolutism
- Orthodoxy
- Pentecostalism
- Radical
- Reactionary
- Religious fanaticism
- Ritualism in the Church of England
- Sectarianism
- Traditionalist Catholic
- Wahhabism