fundamentalism
(fundamentalism)
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An umbrella term used primarily for modern Muslim movements that are characterized by a call to return to the Qur’ān and sunna. |
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An umbrella term used primarily for modern Muslim movements that are characterized by a call to return to the Qur’ān and sunna, involving a rejection of the Islamic tradition as it has developed in the last thirteen centuries, especially in its intellectual and Sufi dimensions. It entails a literalist and exclusivist methodology, and an emphasis on the political and social dimension of religion. |
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Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard |
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