Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence /
by Juergensmeyer, Mark.
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BookSeries: Comparative studies in religion and society ; 13. Publisher: Berkeley ; London : University of California Press, c2000Description: xv, 316 p. [11] p. of plates : ill. ; ports..; 24 cm.ISBN: 0520223012; 0520232062.Subject(s): Violence -- Religious aspects| Item type | Current location | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 230 PAB Beyond belief : | 230.046 SEC Secular theology : | 230.088042 WIT With passion and compassion : | 231 JUT Terror in the mind of God : | 232.4 FRF The fear of freedom : | 233.14 Society and history / | 236.9 FEM Millennium / |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Terror and God. The Meaning of Religious Terrorism. Seeing Inside Cultures of Violence -- 2. Soldiers for Christ. Mike Bray and Abortion Clinic Bombings. Theological Justifications. Eric Robert Rudolph and Timothy McVeigh. Catholics and Protestants in Belfast -- 3. Zion Betrayed. Yoel Lerner and the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Baruch Goldstein's Attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Meir Kahane and Jewish Justifications for Violence -- 4. Islam's "Neglected Duty" Mahmud Abouhalima and the World Trade Center Bombing. Abdul Aziz Rantisi and Hamas Suicide Missions. Modern Islamic Justifications for Violence -- 5. The Sword of Sikhism. Simranjit Singh Mann and India's Assassinations. Sikh and Hindu Justifications for Violence -- 6. Armageddon in a Tokyo Subway. Takeshi Nakamura and the Aum Shinrikyo Assault. Can Buddhist Violence Be Justified? -- 7. Theater of Terror. Performance Violence. Setting the Stage. A Time to Kill. Reaching the Audience -- 8. Cosmic War.
Grand Scenarios. Symbolic War. When Symbols Become Deadly -- 9. Martyrs and Demons. Sacrificial Victims. The Invention of Enemies. America as Enemy. Satanization and the Stages of Empowerment -- 10. Warriors' Power. Empowering Marginal Men. Why Guys Throw Bombs. Fighting for the Rule of God -- 11. The Mind of God. Empowering Religion. Postmodern Terror. Curing Violence.
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