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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453550703321

Titolo

Religion and terrorism : the use of violence in Abrahamic monotheism / / edited by Veronica Ward and Richard Sherlock

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-5712-0

0-7391-8569-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (219 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

WardVeronica <1944->

SherlockRichard

Disciplina

201/.763325

Soggetti

Terrorism - Religious aspects - Christianity

Abrahamic religions

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Religious Terrorism and Monotheism; 2 Martyrdom in the Three Monotheistic Religions; 3 From Religion to Terror; 4 Jewish and North American Protestant Religious Violence; 5 How Religious Is "Islamic" Religious Terrorism?; 6 Hạsan al-Bannāʼ, the Art of Death, and Contemporary Muslim Ideologies of Martyrdom; 7 The Role of Religion and Religious Teachings in al-Qaeda; Index; About the Editors and the Contributors

Sommario/riassunto

Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.