http://www.brainshrub.com/drupal/taxonomy/term/64/0 Fundamentalism is a continuing historical phenomenon, illustrated by the creation of the Sikh Khalsa Panth in 1699, it is increasingly a modern phenomenon, characterized by a sense of embattled alienation in the midst of the surrounding culture, even where the culture may be nominally influenced by the adherents' religion. The term can also refer specifically to the belief that one's religious texts are infallible and historically accurate, despite possible contradiction of these claims by modern scholarship. Similarly, Fundamentalism, as the term is used today, is a fairly recent creation closely linked with the historical and cultural contexts of 1920s U.S. Protestantism. Since then the term has been been 'exported' abroad and applied to a wide variety of religions including Buddhism, Judaism and Islam. Fundamentalism should not be confused with Revivalist Movements which can be traced back much further in time and are not specific to 20th Century America. An example of one such Revivalist figure is Jesus Christ who, though he could be described as a 'Fundamentalist' in that he offered an alternative, more pure, interpretation of 'god', is not becuase of his distinct cultural, temporal and historical context. en