The European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism

J 2007

The European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism

CAMUS, Jean Ywes

Basic information

Original name

The European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism

Name in Czech

Evropská extrémní pravice a náboženský extrémismus

Authors

CAMUS, Jean Ywes (250 France, guarantor)

Edition

Středoevropské politické studie, Brno, MPÚ, 2007, 1212-7817

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50601 Political science

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14220/07:00023342

Organization unit

Faculty of Law

Keywords in English

Antisemitism; Catholic fundamentalism; Extreme Right; Islamism; Paganism

Abstract

ORIG CZ

V originále

The ideology of the Extreme Right in Western Europe is rooted in Catholic fundamentalism and Counter-Revolutionary ideas. However, the Extreme Right, like all other political families, has had to adjust to an increasingly secular society. The old link between religion and the Extreme Right has thus been broken and in fact already was when Fascism overtook Europe: Fascism was secular, sometimes even anti-religious, in its essence. Although Catholic fundamentalists still retain strong positions within the apparatus of several Extreme Right parties (Front National), the vote for the Extreme Right is generally weak among regular churchgoers and strong among non-believers. In several countries, the vote for the Extreme Right is stronger among Protestant voters than among Catholics, since while Catholics may support Christian-Democratic parties, there are very few political parties linked to Protestant churches. Presently, it also seems that Paganism is becoming the dominant religious creed within the Extreme Right. In a multicultural Europe, non-Christian forms of religious fundamentalism such as Islamism also exist with ideological similarities to the Extreme Right, but this is not sufficient to categorize Islamism as a form of Fascism. Some Islamist groups seek alliances with the Extreme Right on the basis of their common dislike for Israel and the West, globalization and individual freedom of thought.

In Czech

Článek se zabývá extrémní pravicí a náboženským extrémismem.

Links

MSM0021622407, plan (intention)

Name: Politické strany a reprezentace zájmů v soudobých evropských demokraciích

Investor: Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the CR, Political Parties and The Representation of Interests in Contemporary European Democracies

Citovat

CAMUS, Jean Ywes. The European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism. Středoevropské politické studie. Brno: MPÚ, 2007, vol. 9, No 4, p. 263-279. ISSN 1212-7817.

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CAMUS, Jean Ywes. The European Extreme Right and Religious Extremism. \textit{Středoevropské politické studie}. Brno: MPÚ, 2007, vol.~9, No~4, p.~263-279. ISSN~1212-7817.

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