Conjectures and Controversy in the Study of Fundamentalism

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Beskrivning

In Conjectures and Controversy in the Study of Fundamentalism, W. Paul Williamson takes a critical look at the sociohistorical emergence of fundamentalism and examines how historians constructed popular, though questionable, conceptions of the movement that have dominated decades of empirical research in psychology. He further analyzes the notions of militancy and anti-modernity as valid characterizations of fundamentalism and examines whether fundamentalism, as a Christian Protestant phenomenon, is useful in labelling global forms of religious extremism and violence. In observing the lack of theory-driven research, the publication offers theories that situate fundamentalism as a social psychological phenomenon as opposed to some personal predisposition. Students and scholars of fundamentalism will discover Conjectures and Controversy in the Study of Fundamentalism to be a provocative study on the topic.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2020-06-18
Mått:155 x 235 x 5 mm
Vikt:165 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Brill Research Perspectives in Religion and Psychology
Antal sidor:94
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004427747

Utforska kategorier

Psykologi inom Psykologi och pedagogik
Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

W. Paul Williamson, Ph.D. (1999), is Professor of Psychology at Henderson State University (USA). He has authored/co-authored numerous articles and books on the psychology of religion, and co-authored The Psychology of Religious Fundamentalism with Ralph Hood and Peter Hill (2005).

Innehållsförteckning

Conjectures and Controversy in the Study of FundamentalismW. Paul WilliamsonAbstractKeywords1 Introduction2 A Condensed History of Fundamentalism2.1 Protestant Christian Fundamentalism2.2 Other Fundamentalisms2.3 Section Conclusion3 The Problems of Modernity, Militancy, and Cross-cultural Application3.1 What Is Modernity?3.2 Are Fundamentalists Really Militant3.3 Is the Label “Fundamentalism” Useful across Cultures?3.4 Section Conclusion4 Theories of Fundamentalism4.1 Global Fundamentalism (GF) Theory4.2 Social Identity Theory (SIT)4.3 Intratextual Fundamentalism4.4 Section Conclusion5 General ConclusionAcknowledgmentReferences