Course Details
Country:
Netherlands
Institution:
Free University of Amsterdam
Course Title:
Religion, Violence and Fundamentalism
Course Number:
G_BATRSAL084
Course Description:
This course focusses on fundamentalism. Since the beginning of fundamentalist movements in the early 20th century, public and academic discourse has viewed fundamentalism as harmful to our societies. It is seen as reactionary, anti-democratic, anti-pluralistic, anti-scientific, and militant. Much research has focussed on violent forms of fundamentalism, and has associated the phenomenon with violent extremism and terrorism. In spite of this negative verdic on fundamentalism, it is far from clear what the term ‘fundamentalism’ actually means. Nor is it clear how it relates to phenomena such as nationalism, extremism, radicalisation, and (terrorist or extremist) violence, how to best explain why fundamentalism occures, or how to engage with fundamentalists. The course starts by scrutinizing various definitions and conceptualisations of ‘fundamentalism.’ It then zooms in on fundamentalist movements from the Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions, and considers Hindu and Buddhist variants of fundamentalism.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
Studyguide (12)_16.pdf
