ISLAMIC FUNDAMENTALISM: A BRIEF SURVEY
By Bruce T. Gourley
Fundamentalist beliefs and expressions are present in all major world religions. While sharing a common set of overarching beliefs and convictions, expressions of religious fundamentalisms vary from religion to religion.
Following is a brief survey of Islamic fundamentalism. This is a revised (2018) edition of an essay originally published in 2003 and used as a supplementary text in some university classrooms.
Part One — Introduction to Religious Fundamentalisms
Part Two — Introduction to Islamic Fundamentalism
Part Three — Islamic Fundamentalism: Some Major Expressions
Part Four — Islamic Fundamentalism: Responses to Modern Science
Part Five — Islamic Fundamentalism: Responses to Western Society
Part Six — Islamic Fundamentalism: Responses to the Secular State