ABSTRACT
Most significantly an emphasis on process may entail a subversion of a kind of mystique of cultural difference which seems to be an important part of cultural fundamentalism. A common denominator, however, tends to be that culture is understood to be linked with power. Multiculturalist persuasions vary in their concerns boundary maintenance, but certain forms come to resemble cultural fundamentalism in their emphasis on separateness. The obvious difference is that cultural fundamentalism of the type initially identified spatial exclusiveness at some macro-level, such as that of a nation-state, to avoid the “multicultural inferno,” whereas multiculturalists mostly seek their rights within a shared space and social order. Most people involved in cultural policy issues, in agencies at national and local levels as well as in international organizations such as UNESCO, are probably habitual users of a celebrationist variety of culturespeak, and it is well established in Academia as well, especially in the humanities and social sciences.
