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 axes
Profile across the 12 axes
- Very strong · Unitary
Structure
- Strong · Autocracy
Representation
- Very strong · Security
Power
- Very strong · Assimilation
Immigration
- Strong · Militarist
Diplomacy
- Strong · Nationalist
Intervention
- Balanced
Economy
- Strong · Planning
Control
- Strong · Protectionism
Trade
- Very strong · Religious
Religion
- Very strong · Traditionalist
Morality
- Balanced
Technology
What sets this ideology apart
Religion
Leans further toward religious than 98% of the 243 ideologies in the catalog.
Ideology median 55This ideology 1
Of all the axes, 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
PoliticallyPlínio SalgadoPolitician98%
SociallyAleksandr DuginPhilosopher98%
EconomicallyAntónio de Oliveira SalazarDictator99%
Other compatible profiles
PoliticsJosé Antonio Primo de RiveraPolitician98%
PoliticsHendrik VerwoerdPolitician98%
PoliticsVladimir PutinStatesman98%
PoliticsRecep Tayyip ErdoğanStatesman97%
PoliticsGregor StrasserPolitician97%
PoliticsRoman DmowskiPolitician97%
Political theoryCarl SchmittJurist97%
PoliticsManuel I of PortugalKing of Portugal97%
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
PoliticallyRussiaStatist-rentier authoritarianism98%
SociallyDagestan (Russia)Tutelary Muslim region98%
EconomicallyMyanmarBuddhist military junta100%
The most distant
Habsburg Spain
1516–1700Habsburg Spain, especially under Philip II, was a Catholic Counter-Reformation state, marked by the Inquisition, purity-of-blood laws, religious expulsions, and wars defending the faith.
Also close, by dimension
PoliticallyApartheid South Africa1948–199498%
SociallyEmpire of Japan1868–194798%
EconomicallyKingdom of Prussia1701–191899%
The most distant
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