Religious Fundamentalism
Project that seeks to organize state and society according to the strict interpretation of a religious doctrine, subordinating laws, customs, and politics to sacred precepts and rejecting modern secularism.
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In one sentence
I want a state subordinated to sacred law, where customs and politics obey religious doctrine and reject secularism.
Political topics
Profile across mindedfolk
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Nationalist
Nationalism
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Free market
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 98% of the 263 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 61This ideology 1
Of all the topics, Religion is where it stands furthest from the rest.
Economy
On Economy, it sits close to the catalog median.
Ideology median 58This ideology 53
Here it shares common ground with most ideologies.
Personalities
Ruhollah Khomeini
Leader of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, Khomeini created the Islamic republic and instituted the rule of the religious jurist, fusing theocracy and state and transforming Iran into a revolutionary power of Shia Islam.
Closest, by dimension
PoliticallyGustavo BarrosoIntegralist leader and writer99%
SociallyLéon DegrelleLeader of Belgium's Rexist movement98%
EconomicallyManuel I of PortugalKing of Portugal100%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsHendrik VerwoerdPolitician98%
PoliticsPlínio SalgadoPolitician98%
Political theoryAleksandr DuginPhilosopher98%
PoliticsRoman DmowskiPolitician98%
PoliticsJosé Antonio Primo de RiveraPolitician98%
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman97%
PoliticsVladimir PutinStatesman97%
PoliticsCorneliu Zelea CodreanuFounder of the Iron Guard97%
The most distant
Countries
Reference country
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Other close countries
Iran
Clerical-statist theocracyA theocratic Islamic republic, Iran combines elected institutions with the supreme authority of the clerics, under the rule of the religious jurist, a state-controlled economy, and strong regional projection in the Middle East.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region98%
SociallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism97%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta100%
The most distant
Apartheid South Africa
1948–1994A regime of institutional racial segregation, apartheid South Africa denied rights to the Black majority and concentrated power in the white minority, with separation laws that provoked strong internal resistance and sanctions.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyHabsburg Spain1516–170098%
SociallyViceroyalty of New Spain1535–182199%
EconomicallyFascist Italy (Mussolini)1922–194399%
The most distant
Ideological proximity
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