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fundamentalism  

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  • Fundamentalism is a religious movement found in at least three of the globe's major religions: Islam, Judaism, and Christianity. As a movement, it is marked by a literalist understanding of and strict adherence to the central religious texts of a given faith (Koran, Torah, and Bible). [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Leadership and Administration; Fundamentalism]

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