Islamic Fundamentalism: Myth and Reality Confronted? Dr Zaniah Marshallsay School of International Studies University of South Australia Refereed paper presented to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Adelaide 29 September – 1 October 2004 Zaniah Marshallsay: Islamic Fundamentalism Introduction Language is power‚ and terms consistently used take on a reality that truth belies. Thus with the term Islamic fundamentalism‚ which has been bandied about
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Islamic Fundamentalism Contest Introduction I. Islam as a Religion II. Islamic Fundamentalism 3.1. Defining Fundamentalism and the Backgrounds of Islamic Fundamentalism 3.2. Islamic fundamentalist movements Conclusion Bibliography Introduction Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and is second only to Christianity in number of adherents. Muslims live in all parts of the world‚ but the majority of Muslims are concentrated in the Middle East and
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that the term "fundamentalist" and "fundamentalism" are not widely accepted by members of al qaeda and extremists. Instead they usually prefer the term "Islamism" and or "islamist"( Islamism refers to a set of political ideologies derived from various religious views of Muslim fundamentalists‚ which hold that Islam is not only a religion‚ but also a political system that should govern the legal‚ economic and social imperatives of the state). Although "fundamentalism" is now used to describe the ultra-conservative
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Fundamentalism refers to either political or religious movements which are based on strict believe and support to certain rules and principles. It is often equated with the rejection of modernity and its secular variant in both the democratic and non democratic societies. (Edwards M B‚ 2006) More Specifically‚ Islamic fundamentalism involves having diverse political as well as social movements in various Muslim countries that have the shared goal of creating more Islamic oriented states and societies
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Is Religious Fundamentalism always Totalitarian and Prone to Violence? Fundamentalism is “a belief in returning to the literal meanings of scriptural texts. Fundamentalism may arise as a response to modernization and rationalization‚ insisting on faith-based answers‚ and defending tradition by using traditional grounds.” Fundamentalists believe that their view is only one true view of the world which leaves no room for ambiguity and that this is the true correct belief (Giddens‚ 2009). Fundamentalist
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Fundamentalism and Democracy Political systems and religions have consistently coincided in a climate of pressure. The same applies to relations between democracy and religion. There are natural contrasts between the two. Democracy is pluralism‚ while religion is uniqueness. Democracy is power by the individuals‚ for the individuals‚ it is along these lines dependent upon the differences of truths and on conceivable bargains between them. Religion is dependent upon the expressions of God‚ which
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religious fundamentalism by looking into four fundamental notions that came from an era that had been interested in the investigation and exploration of modernity and a free way of thinking for the individual. These four fundamental notions are identified as rationalization (intellectualization)‚ the idea of disenchantment‚ enlightenment and secularization. The essay will closely link these to Weber who was a socialist and was interested in these concepts in defining religious fundamentalism. Weber
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my dissertation is on the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran (I couldn’t think of anything funny‚ so here is some work form my undergraduate years): The aim of this essay is to examine the factors that significantly contributed to the rise of Islamic fundamentalism in Iran‚ which culminated in the revolutionary overthrow of the Shah Muhammad Reza Pahlavi on January 16th‚ 1979‚ and the creation of the world’s first modern Islamic nation-state‚ the Islamic Republic of Iran. The overthrow of
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Fei Li Reading Response #1 Fundamentalism is here to stay The article “Fundamentalism Is Here to Stay” by Karen Armstrong mainly talks about a modern secular movement by separating religion from society‚ how people respond to change and ways the world’s different groups treat others. Fundamentalism is a non-violent revolt against secular society. They fight for their religion beliefs and how they feel with political power and intelligence. On the road to modernity‚ our economy has changed from
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Fundamentalism v. Modernism Fundamentalism beliefs‚ strictly following the Bible‚ creationism‚ nativism‚ and old values‚ clashed against Modernist ideas‚ primarily evolution and application of science‚ in the early 1900s due to differences of opinions. Four issues that reflect this ideological clash are the rise of the KKK‚ who harbored Fundamentalist and nativist beliefs; the Scopes trial‚ which pitted the curriculum of John T. Scopes and evolution against Fundamentalism creationism; the Sacco
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