Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 24: Abrahamic Religions, Modernism, Zakat
15 May 2020
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In canada, the state does not have an affiliated religion, it is secular: liberal neutrality is when you feel that the state should be an impartial referee and allow freedom of religion. Islamism feels that the two are connected: the fundamentalist impulse, literalist interpretation of sacred texts, anti-modernism, radical reaction against everything modern, many islamist organizations still use technology and state power. Islam and radical islamism: islam is one of the three great abrahamic religions, along with judaism and. Christianity: all believe in the same one dog, different things going on, radical islamism is a fundamentalist political ideology, the two are related, but be careful not to confuse the religion with ideology. Islam, mohammed, and the qur"an: islam, arabic word meaning obedience, submission, surrender to the will of god, the peace that comes when your life is surrendered to god. Islam and politics: the spread of islam, the origin is in arabia (current saudi arabia)
