globalisation

• Globalisation and technology

  Globalisation has influenced the growth of some religious movements as distance and boundaries are now less significant

  -one development is in the growth of virtual online communities
• Oneshul

  -a virtual synagogue that members of the Jewish faith can email to join

  -members can stream prayer services

  -the spread of technology means there is a vast array of religious material for people to access

  -globalisation= increases access to religion and can result in increased religious pluralism
• Religious fundamentalism

  religious movement whose objectives are to return to the foundations of the faith and to influence state policy
• Huntington

  The spread of inter connectedness across the world has provided more opportunity for a clash of civilisation which has caused global conflict
• El saadawi

  The global growth of patriarchal religious fundamentalism has held back progress over issues such as eliminating female genital mutilation (FGM) and reinforced women's subordination
• Criticisms of Huntington and EL Saadawi

  -the impact is less great in some developing societies where access to cheap transport or technology is more limited

  -a trend towards religious pluralism is long established and predates recent globalisation

  -globalisation is not the only reason for the rise of fundamentalism- poverty, inequality and attempts of modernisation all play a part