A situation in which individuals organize their and communities around religious belief that are held as absolute truth-and where individuals are willing to sacrifice or even die for those beliefs-is:
Correct answer: D. fundamentalism
- A. communalism
- B. religious centralism
- C. primitivism
- D. fundamentalism
Explanation
Fundamentalism emphasizes strict adherence to religious teachings treated as absolute and may motivate major personal sacrifices, including death. Communalism concerns group-based social organization, whereas the other terms do not describe this form of religious absolutism.
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