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I am not quite sure that fundamentalism is a modern phenomenon. Socrates was put to death for his "unbelief in gods," even though he kept repeating that he believed in a God, just not quite the way the accepted Greek sacred writings taught. --Richard
Well, really Socrates was tried for corrupting the youth and not believing in the STATE gods, but his "own". This is much better seen as a political, rather than religious, trial.
I point out for the umpteenth time that there are other words for strong reilgious belief that do not make the category error the term "fundamentalist" does - such as fanatic, or zealot, or devotee. There is no ancient movement to "return to the fundamentals" of a religion, as far asm I am aware. (even Roman persecution of mystery cults was not really taken in faith of the state cult, but only as an act of state.)
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