TY - BOOK ID - 12004071 TI - Fundamentalisms : threats and ideologies in the modern world PY - 2016 SN - 9781780769509 1780769504 9780857739094 PB - London I.B. Tauris DB - UniCat KW - Religious fundamentalism. KW - Science KW - 291.7 KW - Natural science KW - Science of science KW - Sciences KW - Fundamentalism, Religious KW - Fundamentalist movements, Religious KW - Religion KW - Political aspects. KW - Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme KW - ReligionPolitical aspects. KW - 291.7 Acties op religieuze beweeggronden: godsdienstoorlogen; missiewerking; zending; fanatisme; religieuze propaganda; fundamentalisme KW - Natural sciences KW - Religious fundamentalism KW - Political aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:12004071 AB - What is fundamentalism and what does it really amount to ? How do uncompromising counter-cultural movements make ordinary people behave in extraordinary ways ? Arguing that an adherence to scriptural literalism and biblical inerrancy is at root a reaction to modernism, these are among the key questions with which this timely book grapples. But it goes further. Other studies have concentrated above all on Christian and Islamic fundamentalism. This volume, while exploring the origins and articulations of the fundamentalist mindset, addresses the subject from the comparative perspective of different religions, including Judaism and Hinduism. It is innovative in yet another respect. Contending that notions of certainty and infallibility are not just a religious phenomenon, the book argues that fundamentalism can be detected also in science when scientists use scientific authority to pronounce on areas outside their competence. This is a bold and incisive assessment of a crucial yet often oversimplified topic. ER -