Fundamentalism as dogmatic belief, moral rigorism, and strong groupness across cultures: Dimensionality, underlying components, and related interreligious prejudice

Abstract

This study examined whether religious fundamentalism is universal across cultures, using data from 3,218 young adults in 14 countries representing six major religious traditions. Results showed that fundamentalism is unidimensional and best understood as a mix of dogmatic belief and moral rigorism, with occasional emphasis on group identity. Religiousness, combined with authoritarianism and low existential quest, predicted interreligious prejudice