The Archive for Religion & Cognition

Jump to ARC number:    

ARC number: 18

(Technical Id number: 19)

Author(s): Adam, R. J.
Title: Fundamentalism: A Synthesis of Cognitive and Cultural Perspectives
Category: published article
Length (pages): 10
Keywords: fundamentalism; cognitive development; culture; Piaget; Fowler; religious development
 
Abstract: This article proposes a synthesis of cultural and cognitive perspectives on religious fundamentalism. Cultural perspectives provide insights into the contents of fundamentalisms in socio-historical contexts. Cognitive perspectives provide insights
into the cognitive operations that contribute to a fundamentalist mentality. A synthesis of the two perspectives reveals significant interactions between cultural contents and cognitive operations. I apply a neo-Piagetian interactionist theory of cognitive development to engage the cultural content of religious fundamentalisms. I provide illustrative examples of cultural contents from Christian and Muslim fundamentalisms that reflect and perpetuate a particular type of cognitive structure. The synthesis contributes to the understanding and engagement of religious fundamentalism.
 
Remarks:
 
Email:
Bibliography:
URL: http://www.uq.edu.au/crossroads/Archives/Vol%201/Issue%202%202007/Vol1Iss207%20-%203.Adam%20(p.4-14).pdf
 
Submitted:05/06/2007 03:13:30    (DD / MM / YYYY)
Published:05/06/2007 10:34:52    (DD / MM / YYYY)

Jump to ARC number: