Midterm 2: Week 7

Question 1

What replaced radical revolutionary terrorism and when?

Answer 1

Religiously inspired terrorism began in the ’90s and peaked in 2015

Question 2

What three questions did Mark Juergensmeyer try to answer?

Answer 2

1. Why religious?
2. Why political?
3. Why is it happening now?

Question 3

Why did people start turning to religious terrorism?

Answer 3

It responds to three key crises of globalization:

1. Crisis of identity
2. Crisis of authority/accountability
3. How to be safe?

Question 4

Why political?

Answer 4

There was frustration with secular modernity because it failed to provide a moral framework for the community

Question 5

Explain the crisis of identity

Answer 5

-Questions about who are we
-In a world of increasing globalization, identity becomes more diluted
-Do we pretend the community does not have a history or identity
-Religiously inspired terrorism wants to embrace a religious identity

Question 6

Explain the crisis of accountability

Answer 6

-Who is in charge? Who is responsible?
-There is no clear hierarchy
-Religiously inspired terrorism answers this because god is the ultimate authority

Question 7

Explain how the politicization of religion is universal

Answer 7

The secular state is always cast as an evil entity, image of a cosmic battle between good and evil, religion is good