fundamentalism (fundamentalism)

(Language: English)

Short Description: An umbrella term used primarily for modern Muslim movements that are characterized by a call to return to the Qur’ān and sunna

Long Description: An umbrella term used primarily for modern Muslim movements that are characterized by a call to return to the Qur’ān and sunna, involving a rejection of the Islamic tradition as it has developed in the last thirteen centuries, especially in its intellectual and Sufi dimensions. It entails a literalist and exclusivist methodology, and an emphasis on the political and social dimension of religion.

Sources: Islam, Fundamentalism, and the Betrayal of Tradition, edited by Dr. Joseph Lumbard