Ideologies

EMAN seeks to analyse extremist ideologies belonging to all major faiths. Each faith contains certain individuals, groups and organisations that operate on the fringes, and which seek to bring about change using violence and radical methodologies.

A core tenet of these ideologies is that they often depict their beliefs or way of life as being under attack, and that incitement to hate others and even violence towards others is the only solution to combat this perceived sense of victimisation.

On this page, EMAN provides an overview of extremist ideologies in Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism and Buddhism

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Christian Fundamentalism

Christian Fundamentalism arose in the U.S. from mostly white northern Protestants who joined together against theological liberalism, which promoted secular society ideas in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Jewish Extremism

Jewish fundamentalism is a political movement that integrates the law of the Torah into the actual world through literature. As a result, Jewish fundamentalism does not distinguish between the State and the Synagogue and attempts to impose the Torah's law on the Promised Land on the State.

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Political Islam/Islamism

Islamism, also called political Islam, refers to a wide ranging set of beliefs centered on the concept of using Islamic theology, scripture, jurisprudence and ideology to attain certain sociopolitical objectives. The goals and objectives of Islamist movements vary widely, but most - if not all - seek to leverage Islam as a way of life and a method to rule over people, even over non-Muslim populations.

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