Religious fundamentalism and utopianism in the 21st century
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6293236 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucy Sargisson (University of Nottingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 269-287 |
| Publication date | 2007-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Political Ideologies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-9317 • E-ISSN: 1469-9613 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/13569310701622176 |
| OpenAlex | W2058596289 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
Why is it so difficult to respond to religious fundamentalism from within a liberal paradigm? This paper explores a core problem within religious fundamentalism, stemming from its relationship to the phenomenon of utopianism. This is a complex relationship, which occurs on several different levels, including the content of fundamentalist visions (religious fundamentalisms contain utopian visions of the good life), and its structural paradigm (utopianism and fundamentalism both stem from discontent with the now, challenge cornerstones of their contemporaneous world, and desire radically different alternatives). Of greatest concern is an attachment to perfection, which permits a malign form of utopianism to propel religious actors into a politics of ‘divinely sanctioned’ violence
Aesthetics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Fundamentalism · Ideology · Perfection · Phenomenon · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Vision · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Society Interactions · Religious studies · Religious Studies and Spiritual Practices · Utopian, Dystopian, and Speculative Fiction
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2013 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |