Sociology Beliefs: Global Context Flashcards
Religious fundamentalism:
The characteristics of fundamentalism
-every word in scared text is true
- us and them mentality
-aggressive reaction
Religious fundamentalism:
Monotheism and fundamentalism
-Bruce
-only religions with one god make fundamentalists
-gods words through text contain the word of god to follow
Religious fundamentalism:
Two fundamentalists
-Bruce
In the west:
-is a reaction to change within society e.g CNW
In developing countries:
-usually a reaction from changes being forced onto society from outside
Religious fundamentalism:
‘Clash of civilisations’
-global conflicts e.g 9/11
Huntington:
-religious differences are a major source of conflict
-beacuse of globalisation has made nation states less important and more contact between contries
-us and them view
-he sees west as under threat from Islam
Religious fundamentalism:
Criticisms of clash of civilisations
-Jackson
-a western ideology that stereotypes eastern nations and people as untrustworthy
Religious fundamentalism:
The real clash of civilisations?
-Norris
-western and Muslim world are divided by sexuality and gender not democracy
Functions of religion:
Cultural defence:
-Bruce
-a function of religion is cultural defence from external threats
-Poland
-Poland was under communist rule impose by the soviet union
-suppressed churches
-church’s became a popular falling point for the opposition and contributed to the fall of communism
-then the church had a significant influence forever more
Religion and development:
Hinduism & consumerism
-Nanda
-middle class supposedly become less religious in western society however in India 30% said they’d become more religious
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Religion and development:
Hindu ultra-nationalism
-Nanda
-Indian nationalism as 93% of Indians saw India as better then any other country
-Hinduism has become a civil religion
-e.g Hindu sciences can be studied at unis
