The outbreaks of religious fanaticism in modern times

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https://doi.org/10.5433/2176-6665.2004v9n1p171

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Religious fanatics, Modernity, Contemporary history.

Abstract

This article analyzes the phenomenon of religious fanatism in the contemporary world, its manifestations in the Western and Eastern Word through the perspective that they represent a specific form of reaction against the disentanglement brought by the modernity advance. Until now, it is easy to conclude that the religious fanatics have come to stay.

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Author Biography

Marcos Lobato Martins, Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - UFVJM

Doctor in Economic History from the Universidade de São Paulo - USP. Professor at the Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri - UFVJM.

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Published

2004-07-15

How to Cite

MARTINS, Marcos Lobato. The outbreaks of religious fanaticism in modern times. Mediações - Revista de Ciências Sociais, Londrina, v. 9, n. 1, p. 171–194, 2004. DOI: 10.5433/2176-6665.2004v9n1p171. Disponível em: https://ojs.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/mediacoes/article/view/9055. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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