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Re: anti-systemic movements by Kessler, Judi 20 January 2002 18:30 UTC |
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Anthropologist Richard Robbins (in Global Problems and the Culture of Capitalism) categorizes what the popular media terms "fundamentalist" and Mark Juergensmeyer calls "nationalist religious movements" as "Antisystemic Religious Protests". He claims that Antisystemic Religious Movements hold in common the following features (and I paraphrase): 1. Emerged as a reaction to secularization, the expansion of the world economy, or colonial domination 2. Each is historically oriented and interprets contemporary global events as divine portents that validate their central doctrines 3. Each have designs on state power 4. All insist that believers should keep themselves separate from non-believers 5. Each makes a strong appeal to young people 6. Each has a militant segment 7. Stress importance of the family in social life...some place a striking emphasis on the duty of women to embody tradition...the home for men a sanctified retreat from the world where they can exert their authority 8. Critical of capitalism, ruthless economic competition...current economic problems caused by moral degeneration Some fodder for the discussion... -----Original Message----- From: George Snedeker [mailto:snedeker@concentric.net] Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 6:52 PM To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu Subject: Fw: question re anti-systemic movements this is a very good question. let's have some discussion of this question. ----- Original Message ----- From: g kohler <kohlerg@3web.net> To: <wsn@csf.colorado.edu> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 3:38 PM Subject: question re anti-systemic movements > I am wondering whether el Qaeda is an anti-systemic movement, in the > sense of world(-)system(s) research. > If not, why not? > In a very general sense, it might be considered as anti-systemic. > However, it is not clear to me whether it is anti-systemic in a WS > sense. (Is the adjective "anti-systemic" within world(-)system(s) > research reserved for leftist movements?) > > Gert > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Get Premium UNLIMITED Internet Access across CANADA for > JUST $9.95/MONTH at http://www.get3web.com/?mkid=emt123 > >
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