Fanaticism is an emotion of being filled with excessive, uncritical zeal, particularly for an extreme religious or political cause, or with an obsessive enthusiasm for a pastime or hobby. An emotion is a mental and physiological state associated with a wide variety of feelings thoughts and behaviours A religion is a set of Tenets and practices often centered upon specific Supernatural and moral claims about Reality, the Cosmos Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions A hobby is a spare-time Recreational pursuit Etymology A Hobby horse is a wooden or Wickerwork toy made to be
According to philosopher George Santayana, "Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim"[1]; according to Winston Churchill, "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject". George Santayana ( December 16, 1863, Madrid &ndash September 26, 1952, Rome) was a Philosopher, Essayist Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 By either description the fanatic displays very strict standards and little tolerance.
The difference between a fan and a fanatic is that while both have an overwhelming liking or interest in a given subject, behaviour of a fanatic will be viewed as violating prevailing social norms, while that of a fan will not violate those norms (although is usually considered unusual). Fans in Little Italyjpg|thumb|right|Fans in Little Italy Manhattan celebrating the victory of the Italian association football team after the 2006 FIFA World Cup]][[Image Wm-oly-de-cr Social norms have been defined as "the rules that a group uses for appropriate and inappropriate values beliefs attitudes and behaviors [2]
A fanatic differs from a crank in that the latter term is typically associated with a position or opinion which is so far from the norm as to appear ludicrous and/or provably wrong, while the subject of the fanatic's obsession may well be "normal", with only the scale of involvement being abnormally disproportionate. "Crank" is a Pejorative term for a person who either holds some belief which the vast majority of his contemporaries would consider false is eccentric (especially
Categories of fanaticism
- consumer fanaticism - the level of involvement or interest one has in the liking of a particular person, group, trend, artwork or idea. Consumers refers to individuals or households that use goods and services generated within the economy.
- religious fanaticism - considered by some to be the most extreme form of religious fundamentalism. Religious fanaticism is Fanaticism associated with a Religion. Fundamentalism refers to a "deep and totalistic commitment" to a belief in and strict adherence to a set of basic principles (often Religious in nature a reaction
- political, ideological fanaticism.
- ethnic, national, racial fanaticism.
- leisure fanaticism - high levels of intensity, enthusiasm, commitment and zeal shown for one's leisure activities. [3]
See also
References
- ^ Santayana, George (1905). Enthusiasm (ἐνθουσιασμός enthousiasmos) originally meant Inspiration or possession by a divine Afflatus or by the presence of a Fanboy is a term used to describe any individual who is devoted to a single subject in an emotional or fanatical manner or to a single point of view within that subject often to Religious fanaticism is Fanaticism associated with a Religion. Life of Reason: Reason in Common Sense. (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons) 13.
- ^ Thorne, Scott; Bruner, Gordon C. (2006). "An exploratory investigation of the characteristics of consumer fanaticism". Qualitative Market Research: An International Journal 9 (1): 51-72. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document. ISSN 1352-2752. An International Standard Serial Number ( ISSN) is a unique eight-digit number used to identify a print or electronic Periodical publication.
- ^ Mackellar, J. (2006). "Fans, fanatics or just good fun - travel behaviours of the leisure fanatic". Journal of Vacation Marketing 12 (3): 195-217. doi:. A digital object identifier ( DOI) is a permanent identifier given to an Electronic document.
- Haynal, A. , Molnar, M. and de Puymege, G. 1987. "Fanaticism. A Historical and Psychoanalytical Study". Schoken Books. New York.
- Rudin, J. 1969. Fanaticism. A psychological Analysis. University of Notre Dame Press. London.
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