Conjectures and Controversy in the Study of Fundamentalism

Although psychology of religion has amassed a significant empirical literature on religious fundamentalism, it largely has ignored the sociohistorical context within which Protestant fundamentalism arose and has relied uncritically upon such popular notions as militancy, anti-modernism, and global f...

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Auteur principal: Williamson, W. Paul (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Brill [2020]
Dans: Brill research perspectives in religion and psychology
Année: 2020, Volume: 2, Numéro: 3, Pages: 1-94
Sujets non-standardisés:B Modernity
B Fundamentalism
B Social Psychology
B Secularism
B Liberalism
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Résumé:Although psychology of religion has amassed a significant empirical literature on religious fundamentalism, it largely has ignored the sociohistorical context within which Protestant fundamentalism arose and has relied uncritically upon such popular notions as militancy, anti-modernism, and global fundamentalism in much of its research. This monograph will critically review sociohistorical reconstructions of fundamentalism that have heavily influenced the views of society and psychologists; discuss problematic concepts that emerged from those reconstructions; and highlight theories based on the social dynamics of fundamentalism. Focus on these issues will underscore the need for a critical review of empirical research, which is reserved for a second monograph.
ISSN:2589-7128
Contient:Enthalten in: Brill research perspectives in religion and psychology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1163/25897128-12340005