Religious Extremism in a Multifaceted Context
Religious fundamentalism is a vigorously debated topic these days. It is frequently confined to a one-dimensional structure, which has been connected to religious violence. The current study claims that the existing use of the term "extreme" did not apprehend the various perceptions, opini...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ediciones Universidad Valladolid
2022
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Journal of the sociology and theory of religion
Year: 2022, Volume: 13, Issue: 1, Pages: 223-238 |
| Further subjects: | B
Musulmanes
B Islam B comportamiento extremo B extremismo religioso B Violencia |
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| Summary: | Religious fundamentalism is a vigorously debated topic these days. It is frequently confined to a one-dimensional structure, which has been connected to religious violence. The current study claims that the existing use of the term "extreme" did not apprehend the various perceptions, opinions, and outlooks that characterize excessive religious behavior. The study deconstructs the implication of the word "extreme" in religious perspectives and responds to researchers' calls for a complete framework encompassing the many different components that make up religion. The research typically progresses religious extremism in intellectual, ceremonial, social, and political dimensions of religion, centered on the diversity of Islamic groups in Islamic states. An examination that connects Muslim radicalism with violence is being conducted elsewhere. According to the study, Muslims (or any religious organization) can be severe in some areas but moderate in others, such as extreme in ritual but moderate in politics. Understanding religious extremism in terms of these four characteristics offers new visions into the worldwide issue of religious extremism and well predicts how religious extremism manifests. More often, the framework proposed in this study can aid in expanding one's understanding of radicalism beyond a focus on violence. |
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| ISSN: | 2255-2715 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal of the sociology and theory of religion
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.24197/jstr.1.2022.223-238 |