Introduction
Religious fundamentalism, according to Riesebrodt, quoted by Samuel (2015),is an urban movement directedprimarily against dissolution of personality, patriarchal notions of order and social relations and their replacement by depersonalized principles.
There are different types of religious fundamentalism too:
Islamic fundamentalism
According to Munson (2014), there is a variation of the character of Islamist movements throughout the world. While some Islamists resort to terrorism, others do not. While others espouse leftist political and economic programs and borrow ideas from varieties of socialism and Marxism, there are those that remain conservative. Most insist on conformity to a code of conduct based on a literal interpretation of sacred …show more content…
According to him, fundamentalism is a lifestyle and we (people) are the fundamentalism. On the state, religious fundamentalism does have adverse effects
Terrorism
It is especially done by Muslim fundamentalists who believe that in doing so, they are fighting jihad (holy war). Of course Christians are killed in such large numbers but ironically they kill their own too. A good example is that of the Al Shabab militants who bomb even their own mosques.
Osama bin Laden, the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group told a CNN reporter that according to Islam, no non-Arabs should live in Arabia. So while, “kicking” the non-Arabs out of Arabia, he goes a step further to bomb the twin towers in the United States of America.
Women’s rights are undermined
In Islamic states, women have no freedom to drive cars. Only recently did they start driving in Saudi Arabia. That is just but one example. They cannot acquire education; it is meant for the male children alone. Their role is to be homemakers only. Interestingly, even in Christianity, there are sects that emerged that define and limit a woman’s role only to
Religious fundamentalism, according to Riesebrodt, quoted by Samuel (2015),is an urban movement directedprimarily against dissolution of personality, patriarchal notions of order and social relations and their replacement by depersonalized principles.
There are different types of religious fundamentalism too:
Islamic fundamentalism
According to Munson (2014), there is a variation of the character of Islamist movements throughout the world. While some Islamists resort to terrorism, others do not. While others espouse leftist political and economic programs and borrow ideas from varieties of socialism and Marxism, there are those that remain conservative. Most insist on conformity to a code of conduct based on a literal interpretation of sacred …show more content…
According to him, fundamentalism is a lifestyle and we (people) are the fundamentalism. On the state, religious fundamentalism does have adverse effects
Terrorism
It is especially done by Muslim fundamentalists who believe that in doing so, they are fighting jihad (holy war). Of course Christians are killed in such large numbers but ironically they kill their own too. A good example is that of the Al Shabab militants who bomb even their own mosques.
Osama bin Laden, the leader of the Al Qaeda terrorist group told a CNN reporter that according to Islam, no non-Arabs should live in Arabia. So while, “kicking” the non-Arabs out of Arabia, he goes a step further to bomb the twin towers in the United States of America.
Women’s rights are undermined
In Islamic states, women have no freedom to drive cars. Only recently did they start driving in Saudi Arabia. That is just but one example. They cannot acquire education; it is meant for the male children alone. Their role is to be homemakers only. Interestingly, even in Christianity, there are sects that emerged that define and limit a woman’s role only to