Saeed Zahed Zahedani; Ehsan Hamidizadeh
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Winter and Spring 2013, , Pages 75-105
Abstract
In this paper we argue about religious fundamentalism as a social movement. We use a particular theory to explore different aspects of these movements. To use Castell’s theory could be suitable to analyze this kind of movement. Then to explain fundamentalism we use Zahed practical - theoretical ...
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In this paper we argue about religious fundamentalism as a social movement. We use a particular theory to explore different aspects of these movements. To use Castell’s theory could be suitable to analyze this kind of movement. Then to explain fundamentalism we use Zahed practical - theoretical model in social movements. This model is applied to three fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Islam and Judaism (Christian Zionism, Al Ghedeh and Gush Emunim). Finally we find some similar points among them. Such as: fundamentalism as global phenomena, similar reactions to secularism and …
