| Publication |
2008.
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| Summary/Abstract |
The paper intends to offer a framework of understanding the dual rise of
econo-centric capitalism and logo-centric fundamentalism as a dialectical
process of mutual generation and destruction in the long historical struggles
between ideas and values on the one hand, and material life and society on
the other. "Mutual generation and destruction" implies a dialectical process
in which the deification of the free market and the global expansion of
market capitalism have unavoidably generated mounting contradictions
paving the way for the resurgence of radical counter-hegemonic sociopolitical
forces. It is the analysis of this connection that leads to a better
understanding of the essence of fundamentalism rather than its appearance.
Islamic fundamentalism can be seen as a counter-hegemonic political
movement representing an outlet for action and a force for change.
Ironically, what we are witnessing today is a war between two rising
religions: Islamic revivalism and market capitalism.
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