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Examine the social dimensions of religious revivalism and fundamentalism in the context of globalisation.

  • UPSC 2010
  • Religion and Society

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Globalisation was expected to spread a secular, consumerist world culture. Instead it has coincided with a worldwide resurgence of faith. Revivalism (the renewal of religious fervour) and fundamentalism (a militant return to "fundamentals" with a programme for public life) are not relics of the past. They are shaped by global flows of capital, people, media…

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  • 1. Cultural dimension: homogenisation and its backlash
  • 2. Identity dimension
  • 3. Gender and family
  • 4. Class and economic dimension
  • 5. Migration and diaspora
  • 6. Media, technology and violence
  • …and 3 more sections, with a conclusion
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