Essays about: "fundamentalism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 17 essays containing the word fundamentalism.

1. 6. Establishing a biopsychosocial model for conspiracy theory ideation

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

   Author : Linus Hallner; [2018]
   Keywords : Conspiracy theory ideation; cognitive neuroscience; psychology; socialpsychology; radicalization; populism;

   Abstract : This paper aims to provide the grounds for a biopsychosocial understanding of the underpinnings of conspiracy theorist ideation by studying research articles from different scientific disciplines. Cross-disciplinary concurring results are presented and discussed, as well as some examples of how conspiracy theories have been used during the 20th century. READ MORE

3. 7. The changing winds of aid : An exploration of of aid disbursements to Muslim countries

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Teologiska institutionen

   Author : Laura Williams; [2017]
   Keywords : aid allocations; Muslim countries; Islamic Fundamentalism; terrorism;

   Abstract : There have been many deadly terrorist attacks which have taken place in the 21st Century. At the turn of the century the world was transfixed as two planes were hijacked and flown into the ‘Twin Towers.’ Many recent attacks have been carried out by Islamic Fundamentalist groups. READ MORE

4. 8. What Is the Driving Force behind Georgians’ Decision to Join the Islamic State: A Study of Life Stories of Georgian Jihadis through Media Articles

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Centrum för Mellanösternstudier

   Author : Giorgi Modebadze; [2017]
   Keywords : Jihad; Islamic fundamentalism; Kaukasien; Georgien; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : The following thesis is concerned with understanding the motivational factors behind Georgian jihadis’ decision to join the Islamic State. It uses the theory of the Islamisation of radicalism to explain the process of radicalisation in Georgia. READ MORE

5. 9. The Army of God : An examination of religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Religionspsykologi

   Author : Sacharias Wirén; [2016]
   Keywords : Religiously motivated violence; social identity; sacred values; meaning-system; anti-abortion; religious fundamentalism; selective moral disengagement; staircase to terrorism;

   Abstract : The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine psychological processes that can contribute to religiously motivated violence from a psychology of religion perspective in relation to the collective meaning-system of the Christian militant anti-abortion movement the Army of God. The study applied a single-case design and the data was collected through semi-structured interviews with 3 prominent figures within Army of God, as well as through 43 qualitative documents and 4 autobiographical books. READ MORE

6. 10. The Post-revolutionary Hierocracy in Iran: Fundamentalism or populism?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för litteratur, idéhistoria och religion

   Author : Reza Chitsaz; [2015-10-23]
   Keywords : Post-revolutionary Iran; Fundamentalism; Khomeini; Modernity;

   Abstract : Few words are being used so frequently in the study of religion as the word fundamentalism. Even though the term was coined more than a century ago, it was with the establishment of the post-revolutionary hierocracy in Iran that it became part of common language. READ MORE