Growth of religious fundamentalism Flashcards
1
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what is fundamentalism
A
a literal interpretation of their religion, want to return to traditions.
2
Q
Giddens
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Key features of fundamentalism: authoritative, “us versus them”, aggressive and reactive, patriarchal, belief in prophecy and conspiracies, use of modern technology.
3
Q
How ISIS used social media
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released videos to encourage young people to join, more than 300 videos to counter ISIS, Youtube and twitter used to pass on messages.
4
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Howard
A
Christian fundamentalist groups were using internet to promote their ideologies, virtual church “digital jesus”.
