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Definition of Fundamentalism
(noun) A religious movement that requires a strict and typically literal interpretation of core texts and adherence to traditional beliefs, doctrines, and rituals.
Fundamentalism Pronunciation
Syllabification: fun·da·men·tal·ism
Audio Pronunciation
Phonetic Spelling
- American English – /fuhn-duh-mEn-tuh-liz-uhm/
- British English – /fuhn-duh-mEn-tuh-li-zuhm/
International Phonetic Alphabet
- American English – /ˌfəndəˈmɛn(t)lˌɪz(ə)m/
- British English – /ˌfʌndəˈmɛntl̩ɪz(ə)m/
Usage Notes
- Plural: fundamentalisms
- A (noun) fundamentalist advocates for (adjective) fundamentalistic principles.
Related Quotation
- “Fundamentalism, whether of the Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or Hindu variety, is a socially conservative political ideology dressed up in religious language. Although fundamentalists claim to adhere to the original doctrinal texts, they are frequently very selective in their use of those texts and traditions . . . As a religious doctrine, fundamentalism often takes religion out of the social context in which it first arose and says that tenets that may have made sense in, for example, a society that practiced slavery, are still applicable today” (Kaufman and Kimmel 2011:51).
Additional Information
- Religion Resources – Books, Journals, and Helpful Links
- Word origin of “fundamentalism” – Online Etymology Dictionary: etymonline.com
- Bruce, Steve. 2000. Fundamentalism. Cambridge: Polity.
- Caplan, Lionel. 1987. “Introduction: Popular Conceptions of Fundamentalism.” Pp. 1–24 in Studies in Religious Fundamentalism, edited by L. Caplan. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press.
- Esposito, John L. 1999. The Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality? New York: Oxford University Press.
Related Terms
Reference
Kaufman, Michael, and Michael S. Kimmel. 2011. The Guy’s Guide to Feminism. Berkeley, CA: Seal Press.
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Cite the Definition of Fundamentalism
ASA – American Sociological Association (5th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “fundamentalism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Retrieved December 2, 2024 (https://sociologydictionary.org/fundamentalism/).
APA – American Psychological Association (6th edition)
fundamentalism. (2013). In K. Bell (Ed.), Open education sociology dictionary. Retrieved from https://sociologydictionary.org/fundamentalism/
Chicago/Turabian: Author-Date – Chicago Manual of Style (16th edition)
Bell, Kenton, ed. 2013. “fundamentalism.” In Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Accessed December 2, 2024. https://sociologydictionary.org/fundamentalism/.
MLA – Modern Language Association (7th edition)
“fundamentalism.” Open Education Sociology Dictionary. Ed. Kenton Bell. 2013. Web. 2 Dec. 2024. <https://sociologydictionary.org/fundamentalism/>.