HISTORY AND TRENDS OF RELIGIOUS FUNDAMENTALISM, RADICALISM, AND TERRORISM

This article analyzes the content, historical formation process, socio-political roots and modern trends of the concepts of religious fundamentalism, radicalism and terrorism from a scientific and theoretical perspective. The article argues that although these phenomena are interconnected, it is incorrect to interpret them as the same concept. While fundamentalism is primarily manifested as the idea of a strict return to religious texts and values, radicalism is a system of views that seeks to drastically change the existing socio-political order. Terrorism is a form of illegal action aimed at achieving a goal through violence, intimidation and political pressure. The article shows that it is not the religious factor itself that is dangerous, but its use for political, ideological and extremist purposes.