Sacralizing the Secular. The Ethno-fundamentalist movements

Religious fundamentalist movements regard the secular state as an enemy because it claims to codify its power as if God did not exist. Those movements consider their religion the repository of absolute truth, the ultimate source legitimizing human laws. Therefore, although they are postsecular, at t...

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Published in:Política & sociedade (Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil) Santa Catarina, Brazil), 2017-10, Vol.16 (36), p.403-427
Main Author: Pace, Enzo
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
Case studies
Child soldiers
Church & state
Codification
ethno-nationalism
fundamentalism
God
Modern society
Nationalism
Power
Primacy
Principles
Radicalism
Religion
Religion & politics
Religious beliefs
Religious fundamentalism
Religious movements
secular state
Secularism
Secularization
Theology
Truth
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Summary:Religious fundamentalist movements regard the secular state as an enemy because it claims to codify its power as if God did not exist. Those movements consider their religion the repository of absolute truth, the ultimate source legitimizing human laws. Therefore, although they are postsecular, at the same time they endeavor to transform religious principles into political agendas. Indeed, militants often act in accordance with political objectives in the attempt to assert the primacy of their own faith over that of others. They move within contemporary societies in the name of a radical political theology. The main arguments based on two case studies: Bodu Bala Sena in Sri Lanka and the movements for the Hindutva in India.
ISSN:1677-4140
2175-7984
DOI:10.5007/2175-7984.2017v16n36p403