Fundamentalism

The term Fundamentalism was coined in the 20th century, when whole series of works were published in the US under the title: The Fundamentals. A Testimony to the Truth. It is also strictly linked with the protestant movement, aimed at prohibition of Darwinian Theory. The next wave of religious fundamentalism erupted in the 1970’s, after the Islamic Revolution of Iran. Nowadays, the term is widely used in politics and in scientific circles. It denotes the complex of religious and political phenomenon and is an expression of traditional cultures’ protest against modernization processes. Or it simply designates the existence of facts, bearing fanatic-irrational and destructive stamp[1].
[1]Konstantine Kostiuk “An Orthodox Fundamentalism”, The Journal “Zgvari”, 2(7) February, 2006, pp.38-43