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Religious Fundamentalisms: Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism Syllabus for Religious Studies Course Björn Krondorfer, Professor of Religious Studies (sample) The course “Religious Fundamentalisms” aims at understanding and comparing fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. We will examine the term "fundamentalism" as it has evolved from describing an American Protestant form of religiosity to signifying a global phenomenon spanning different religions and cultures. What is fundamentalism? How do religious fundamentalist describe themselves, how are they described by others? What are the grievances, ambitions and goals of “fundamentalists”? Can we differentiate between fundamentalist piety and religious extremism? In what ways have fundamentalist movements begun to intersect with ethnic, national and political identities? Do fundamentalists of different religious backgrounds share common world views? How do fundamentalists see humans interacting with divine commandments? What are the roles of men and women? Do fundamentalist principles legitimate new forms of religious violence? Required Reading Richard Antoun, Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic and Jewish Movements (2 nd ) Martin Marty, Scott Appleby, Fundamentalisms and the State (Fundamentalism Project, vol 3) Youssef Choueiri, Islamic Fundamentalism: The Story of Islamist Movements (3 rd ed) Mark Juergensmeyer, Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence Arvind Sharma, Fundamentalism and Women in World Religions Handouts Outline 1/17 Introduction; R: Definition; “Intro” to Fundamentalism Project (FP vol. 1) What is Fundamentalism? Definitions, Features, Boundaries 1/19 What is Fundamentalism? R: “Introduction,” in: G. Almond, S. Appleby, E. Sivan, Strong Religion: The Rise of Fundamentalisms around the World; R: Antoun, Preface and ch. 1, 1-20; ch 2 1/24 Scripturalism, Traditioning, Purity, Totalism, Selective Modernization R: Antoun, chs 3, 4, 5 and 6 Christian Fundamentalism 1/26 American Roots: Revivalist, Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christians R: Carpenter, Intro, ch. 1

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Religious Fundamentalisms: Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Hinduism

Syllabus for Religious Studies Course Björn Krondorfer, Professor of Religious Studies

(sample)

The course “Religious Fundamentalisms” aims at understanding and

comparing fundamentalist movements in Christianity, Islam, Judaism and Hinduism. We will

examine the term "fundamentalism" as it has evolved from describing an American

Protestant form of religiosity to signifying a global phenomenon spanning different religions

and cultures. What is fundamentalism? How do religious fundamentalist describe

themselves, how are they described by others? What are the grievances, ambitions and

goals of “fundamentalists”? Can we differentiate between fundamentalist piety and religious

extremism? In what ways have fundamentalist movements begun to intersect with ethnic,

national and political identities? Do fundamentalists of different religious backgrounds share

common world views? How do fundamentalists see humans interacting with divine

commandments? What are the roles of men and women? Do fundamentalist principles

legitimate new forms of religious violence?

Required Reading Richard Antoun, Understanding Fundamentalism: Christian, Islamic and Jewish Movements (2

nd)

Martin Marty, Scott Appleby, Fundamentalisms and the State (Fundamentalism Project, vol 3)

Youssef Choueiri, Islamic Fundamentalism: The Story of Islamist Movements (3rd

ed)

Mark Juergensmeyer, Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence

Arvind Sharma, Fundamentalism and Women in World Religions

Handouts

Outline

1/17 Introduction; R: Definition; “Intro” to Fundamentalism Project (FP vol. 1)

What is Fundamentalism? Definitions, Features, Boundaries

1/19 What is Fundamentalism?

R: “Introduction,” in: G. Almond, S. Appleby, E. Sivan, Strong Religion: The

Rise of Fundamentalisms around the World;

R: Antoun, Preface and ch. 1, 1-20; ch 2

1/24 Scripturalism, Traditioning, Purity, Totalism, Selective Modernization

R: Antoun, chs 3, 4, 5 and 6

Christian Fundamentalism

1/26 American Roots: Revivalist, Evangelical and Fundamentalist Christians

R: Carpenter, Intro, ch. 1

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1/31 Millenialism and Dispensationalism

R: Carpenter, Appendix; Marsden: handout (dispensationalism);

R: Ammerman, “North American Protestant Fundamentalism,” (FP, vol. 1)

2/2 American Fundamentalism

R: Garvey, “Fundamentalism and American Law” (FP, vol. 3

R: ibid. “Intro: Fundamentalism and Politics” (FP vol. 3)

Video: Power & Glory: Fighting Back

2/7 Science and Fundamentalism

R: handouts

2/9 Women and Fundamentalism

R: Faye Ginsburg, “Saving America’s Souls:” (FP vol. 3)

2/14 Poster Presentations: Christian Fundamentalist Movements

Problematizing our Project: Juergensmeyer, “Antifundamentalism” (FP vol. 5)

Fundamentalist Movements in Islam

2/16 Fundamentals of Islam

R: Choueiri, Intro and ch 1 Quiz 1: General & Christianity

2/21 Revivalism and Reformism

R: Choueiri, chs 2-4

2/23 Radicalism

R: Abul Mawdudi (Process of Islamic Revolution)

R: Sayyid Qutb, Milestones

2/28 Radicalism

R: Choueiri chs 5 and 6

3/1 Video: Power & the Glory: Remaking the World

R: Choueiri chs 7 and 8

3/6 Women and Islam (Group Work)

R: Jameelah (Islamic Movement and Islamic Culture in Theory and Practice)

R: Fatima Mernissi & Meshal (in Sharma & Young, ch 6)

R: Saba Mahmoud

3/8 Poster Presentations: Islamic Revivalist Movements

Quiz 2: Islam

SPRING BREAK

Jewish Fundamentalist Movements

3/20 What is Jewish Fundamentalism?

R: Landau, Into + chs 1, 2, 4, 6

3/22 Orthodox, Hasidic, Haredi

R: Landau, 18, 20, 21, 28, 32

3/27 ADVISING

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3/29 (Anti-) Zionism and Fundamentalism

R: Ehud Sprinzak, “Three Models of Religious Violence” (FP vol. 3)

Video: Power & the Glory: This is our Land

4/3 Jewish Feminists and Fundamentalist

R: Fishman (in Sharma & Young, ch 4) Poster Presentations: Jewish Fundamentalism

Hindu Nationalism and Fundamentalism

4/5 The Rise of Hindu Religious Nationalism

R: Daniel Gold, “Organized Hinduism” (FP vol. 1, pp. 531-555, 559-583)

Quiz 3: Judaism

4/10 Hindutva and Politics (Group Work)

R: Frykenberg, “Hindu Fundamentalism & Structural Stability of India” (FP

vol. 3)

4/12 Hindutva and Women

R: Hellman (in Sharma & Young, ch 1)

R: John Hawley, “Hinduism: Sati and its Defenders”

Fundamentalism and Violence

4/17 Poster Presentations: Hindutva

Soldiers for Christ, Zion Betrayed, Islam’s Duty

R: Juergensmeyer, chs. 2, 3, 4

4/19 The Logic of Religious Violence I

R: Juergensmeyer, chs. 7 Quiz 4: Hinduism

4/24 The Logic of Religious Violence II

R: Juergensmeyer, chs. 8-11

4/26 Comparative Fundamentalisms: What have we learned?

5/4 Final Meeting: Wednesday, 2-4:15