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Sociology - Beliefs in
society; Religious
Fundamentalism
- What is 'Fundamentalism'?
- Anthony Giddens (1990; 91; 99) -
"fundamentalists are traditionists
who seek out to return to the basics
of fundamentals in their faith.
Religion as a fundamental meaning
is seen to answer all and every
question in life, and therefore turned
to."
- Religion taken to the basics
and the absolute extreme of
it's meanings
- Islamic Revolution (1970)
- The increase of Christian
fundamentalist beliefs in America
- Islamic Revolution (1970)
- Anthony Giddens (1990; 91; 99) -
"fundamentalists are traditionists
who seek out to return to the basics
of fundamentals in their faith.
Religion as a fundamental meaning
is seen to answer all and every
question in life, and therefore turned
to."
- Responses to Postmodernism
- Zygmunt Bauman (1992)
- Sees fundamentalism as a response to
living in post-modernity. Post modern
society brings freedom, choice, uncertainty
and risk
- Sees fundamentalism as a response to
living in post-modernity. Post modern
society brings freedom, choice, uncertainty
and risk
- Manuell Castells (1998)
- Distinguishes between
two responses of
post-modernity
- Resistant Identity: a defensive reaction
from those who feel threatened and retreat
to fundamentalist communities
- Project Identity: the response of those
who are forward - looking and engaging
with social movements such as feminism
and enviromentalism
- Resistant Identity: a defensive reaction
from those who feel threatened and retreat
to fundamentalist communities
- Distinguishes between
two responses of
post-modernity
- Zygmunt Bauman (1992)
- Criticisms
- Jeff Hayres (1998)
- Agrees that we should not focus
narrowly on the idea that Islamic
fundamentalism is an action
against globalisation - Criticise
Steve Bruce
- For example, in the
Middle East, conflicts
are also widely caused
by local elites failing to
deliver promises that
could improve their
lifestyle
- For example, in the
Middle East, conflicts
are also widely caused
by local elites failing to
deliver promises that
could improve their
lifestyle
- Agrees that we should not focus
narrowly on the idea that Islamic
fundamentalism is an action
against globalisation - Criticise
Steve Bruce
- Beckford (2003) - Criticises
Giddens, Bauman and Castells
- Distinguishing too sharply on
cosmopolitananism and
fundamentalism, ignoring 'hybrid
movements'
- being fixated on fundamentalism
- Giddens 'lump' different types of
fundamentalisms together, ignoring
their differences
- Giddens only focuses on
Fundamentalism being a
'defensive' action where turning
to religion could also be
'reflexive'
- Distinguishing too sharply on
cosmopolitananism and
fundamentalism, ignoring 'hybrid
movements'
- Jeff Hayres (1998)
- Monotheism and fundamentalism
- Steve Bruce (2007) - sees that
religious fundamentalism grows from
where a religion is threatened and
the lifestyle is also threatened
- Bruce regards this as monotheism
i.e. Catholics and Islam. This is where
they soley revolve life around the
religion and the religion dominates
their life.
- One Religion, One God, that's it!
- Steve Bruce (2007) - sees that
religious fundamentalism grows from
where a religion is threatened and
the lifestyle is also threatened
- Two types of Fundamentalism
- In the West
- Tends to involve choice and diversity; - such
as the New Christian Right movements
- Aim to reassert 'true' religion and restore it to the public
role when it can shape the laws and morals of wider
society
- Tends to involve choice and diversity; - such
as the New Christian Right movements
- Third World
- Triggered by modernisation and
globalisation, in which 'Western' values are
imposed on foreign capitalism
- Seen as a movement against
globalisation i.e. The Islamic
Revolution
- Triggered by modernisation and
globalisation, in which 'Western' values are
imposed on foreign capitalism
- In the West
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