Causes of fundamentalism:
Globalisation
- In a Marxist sense it is the ruling class pushing capitalism on the rest of the world
- It forced hegemony through fraud from one ruling country to a 3rd world one
- It is a smokescreen for imperialism (militant power)
- It's pushed out religion / made them all similar (internal secularisation)
- This has therefore created fundamentalism to revolt against this and is used by those who fear globalisation
Secularisation
- Religion is a means of identity, those who use it as such feel lost in a secular world
- It has caused the breakdown of communities, which some people strive for
- Yet again, those who fear it use fundamentalism as a means of identity and increasing religion in a secular world
Modernity
- Secularisation, increased geographical mobility and war have all created sense of anomie
- Anomie leads to those with a crisis of meaning to seek identity in fundementalist religions
Consequences:
Secularisation
- Fundementalism is often more about politics than religion
- It has caused more people to see the dark side of religion and turn away from it
Power & stratification
- Further justified the ruling class to dominate 3rd world countries with fundamentalism ideals
- Created poverty in some areas and therefore marginalised many people