Re: Fundamentalism?

Krishnendu,

<When was fundamentalism first used? Why fundamentalism?>

The answer to your questions about fundamentalism can be partially answered by 
the text below, especially the opening chapter in Volume 1 where there is a 
history of the term as it was first applied in Europe and the US and only then 
transported to the "east". 

"Fundamentalism Observed", edited by Martin E. Marty and R. Scott Appleby.  
Portions of the book is available online:  

www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0226508781/qid%3D1004291830/ref%3Dsr%5F11%5F0%5F1/104-9211651-9683913