Publication at Faculty of Social Sciences |
2018
Abstract
The article's major focus is the distinction between religious fundamentalism and terrorism. It explores and defines religious fundamentalism as well as overviews neurobiological bases of religiosity.
The article gives a brief introduction of traditional concepts behind terrorism research and some glaring fallacies of said concepts. It explores the possibility of Hoffer's theory on nature of mass movements, that is not commonly used in terrorism evaluation, being an inclusive new paradigm in terrorism research.
The present article overviews the current state of research in the field of fundamentalism and terrorism, as well as outlines the possibilities for future research.