Fundamentalisms, modernities and global political tensions
On politically mobilized religion
Abstract
The "clash of civilizations" has become an easy formula - albeit widely debated - to understand relations, especially between "the west" and "the Islamic world." The problem is that such a clash does not exist. Rather, and this is the thesis of this article, there is a conflict between Western fundamentalists and Islamic fundamentalists. It is these who make us believe that there is a clash of civilizations, rather than a clash of fundamentalisms. The aim is to win public support for the fundamentalist cause. The effect is to make disappear the old base conflict - the unfair distribution of the planet's wealth - behind religious identity strategies.
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