Religious Nationalism
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A Religious Nationalism is a nationalist political ideology that fuses religious identity with national identity, defining the nation through shared faith and sacred traditions.
- AKA: Religious Nationalist Ideology, Theocratic Nationalism, Faith-Based Nationalism, Sacred Nationalism.
- Context:
- It can typically claim divine mandate for national existence and political sovereignty.
- It can often mobilize religious symbols, sacred texts, and clerical authority for nationalist goals.
- It can frequently conflict with secular nationalism and religious minorities within the nation-state.
- It can justify territorial claims through religious history and holy sites.
- It can range from being a Moderate Religious Nationalism to being a Fundamentalist Religious Nationalism, depending on its doctrinal interpretation.
- It can range from being a Inclusive Religious Nationalism to being an Exclusive Religious Nationalism, depending on its tolerance level.
- It can range from being a Democratic Religious Nationalism to being a Theocratic Religious Nationalism, depending on its governance structure.
- It can range from being a Defensive Religious Nationalism to being a Messianic Religious Nationalism, depending on its eschatological vision.
- It can integrate with Political Religion to sacralize state authority.
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- Examples:
- Hindu Nationalism (Hindutva) in India.
- Islamic Nationalism in Pakistan and Iran.
- Christian Nationalism in Poland and Hungary.
- Buddhist Nationalism in Sri Lanka and Myanmar.
- Jewish Religious Nationalism in Israel.
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- Counter-Examples:
- Secular Nationalism, separating religious authority from political power.
- Civic Nationalism, accepting all faith communities equally.
- Atheist Nationalism, rejecting religious foundations for national identity.
- See: Nationalist Political Ideology, Religious Fundamentalism, Theocracy, Political Religion, Sacred Authority, Divine Right, Holy War, Religious Identity, Clerical Authority, Zionism.