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The Lure of Fundamentalism with Murray Sayle in the Holy Land.(Griffith Review, Edition 7, Autumn 2005)(Islamic, Christian, Jewish, atheist)(Periodical Review)

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The Lure of Fundamentalism;

Griffith Review, Edition 7, Autumn 2005, edited by Julianne Schultz, $16.95.

ONE SENTENCE jumps from the pages of this symposium on fundamentalism--Islamic, Christian, Jewish, atheist. One sentence--and one remarkable essay.

First the sentence. It is by a Sydney journalist, Tom Morton, reflecting on his experience in the Balkans. Rejecting the common idea that Islamic fundamentalism is a regression to pre-modernity, he twrites "Exactly the opposite is true: it is a quintessential product of modernity." This is a tonic change from the endless lectures telling us how primitive, tribal and atavistic fundamentalism is. ...

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