Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: Modernism, September 11 Attacks, Religious Text
1 Dec 2016
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A religious fundamentalist is a political ideology. There is no serious distinction between religion on one hand and politics on the other. A denial of public/private institution: the fundamentalist impulse. A foundation/basis of something (ideas or values) Religious and moral at the same time. Usually, they have4 to do with literal interpretation of sacred texts (ex. Capacity of fundamentalism to inspire its followers (we live in an age of uncertainty but here are some truths in it: anti-modernism. Selectively traditional but at the same time, modern. What(cid:859)s a(cid:374)ti-modern is the rejection of individualism and materialism: militancy. We thi(cid:374)k it(cid:859)s okay to (cid:373)istreat a(cid:374) (cid:862)out(cid:863) group. Islam and radical islam: islam is one of the three abrahamic religions, along with judaism and. Christianity: radical islamism is a fundamentalist political ideology, the two are related, but careful not to confuse the religion with the ideology. Oot (cid:449)ord a(cid:272)tually (cid:272)o(cid:373)es fro(cid:373) the (cid:449)ord for (cid:862)pea(cid:272)e(cid:863: mohammed (570-632 ad)
