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{{Short description|Jewish anti-modernist movements based on biblical literalism}}
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'''Jewish fundamentalism''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: {{Script/Hebrew|פונדמנטליזם יהודי}}) may refer to [[Militant (word)|militant]] [[Religious Zionism]] or [[Haredi Judaism]].<ref name="brit1">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/fundamentalism/Jewish-fundamentalism-in-Israel#ref883280|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|title=Fundamentalism (religious movement)|section=Jewish fundamentalism in Israel}}</ref> The term "[[fundamentalism]]" was originally used in reference to [[Christian fundamentalism]], but today commonly refers to the [[Modernism (disambiguation)|anti-modernist movements]] of any [[religion]] based on [[biblical literalism|literal interpretation]] of religious scriptures.<ref>[[Ian Lustick]], [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/penncip/lustick/lustick11.html "For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel - I. Introduction: Definitions and Terminology: Fundamentalist vs. Ultra-Orthodox"]</ref>
'''Jewish fundamentalism''' ([[Hebrew language|Hebrew]]: {{Script/Hebrew|פונדמנטליזם יהודי}}) may refer to [[Militant (word)|militant]] [[Religious Zionism]] or [[Haredi Judaism]].<ref name="brit1">{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/fundamentalism/Jewish-fundamentalism-in-Israel#ref883280|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica]]|title=Fundamentalism (religious movement)|section=Jewish fundamentalism in Israel}}</ref> The term "[[fundamentalism]]" was originally used in reference to [[Christian fundamentalism]], but today commonly refers to the [[Modernism (disambiguation)|anti-modernist movements]] of any [[religion]] based on [[biblical literalism|literal interpretation]] of religious scriptures.<ref>[[Ian Lustick]], [http://www.sas.upenn.edu/penncip/lustick/lustick11.html "For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel - I. Introduction: Definitions and Terminology: Fundamentalist vs. Ultra-Orthodox"]</ref>

== Overview ==
Like other fundamentalist movements fundamentalist Judaism presents itself as the only valid form of the religion, the ethnic culture, and the truth. Fundamentalist movements are inherently political. Like in other fundamentalist movements [[Oppression of women|control over women]] and the promotion of [[Patriarchy|patriarchal family structures]] are at the heart of Jewish fundamentalism.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Yuval-Davis |first1=Nira |title=The Personal Is Political: Jewish Fundamentalism and Women’s Empowerment in In: Howland C.W. (eds) Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women |date=1999 |publisher=Palgrave Macmillan |location=New York |isbn=978-0-312-29306-2 |pages=33-42}}</ref>

== Terrorism ==
The [[Hilltop Youth]] are a Jewish fundamentalist organization linked to acts of terror and violence.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Goldman |first1=Paul |title='Fundamentalist' Jewish Terror a Growing Threat to Israel: Experts |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/fundamentalist-jewish-terror-growing-threat-israel-experts-n480176 |website=www.nbcnews.com |publisher=NBC News |access-date=13 August 2021}}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 17:29, 13 August 2021

Jewish fundamentalism (Hebrew: פונדמנטליזם יהודי‎) may refer to militant Religious Zionism or Haredi Judaism.[1] The term "fundamentalism" was originally used in reference to Christian fundamentalism, but today commonly refers to the anti-modernist movements of any religion based on literal interpretation of religious scriptures.[2]

Overview

Like other fundamentalist movements fundamentalist Judaism presents itself as the only valid form of the religion, the ethnic culture, and the truth. Fundamentalist movements are inherently political. Like in other fundamentalist movements control over women and the promotion of patriarchal family structures are at the heart of Jewish fundamentalism.[3]

Terrorism

The Hilltop Youth are a Jewish fundamentalist organization linked to acts of terror and violence.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Jewish fundamentalism in Israel". Fundamentalism (religious movement). Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. ^ Ian Lustick, "For the Land and the Lord: Jewish Fundamentalism in Israel - I. Introduction: Definitions and Terminology: Fundamentalist vs. Ultra-Orthodox"
  3. ^ Yuval-Davis, Nira (1999). The Personal Is Political: Jewish Fundamentalism and Women’s Empowerment in In: Howland C.W. (eds) Religious Fundamentalisms and the Human Rights of Women. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 33–42. ISBN 978-0-312-29306-2.
  4. ^ Goldman, Paul. "'Fundamentalist' Jewish Terror a Growing Threat to Israel: Experts". www.nbcnews.com. NBC News. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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