By no means is it meant to be authoritative, but I think it's a decent working hypothesis for me to base future work off of, especially as I seek to go back to school.
http://orbitalteapotlaser.blogspot.com/2011/10/memetics-of-religion-fundamentalism-as.html
http://orbitalteapotlaser.blogspot.com/2011/10/memetics-of-religion-fundamentalism-as.html