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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463611803321

Autore

Puniyani Ram

Titolo

Deconstructing terrorist violence : faith as a mask / / Ram Puniyani

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Delhi, India : , : Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

93-5150-485-9

93-5150-209-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (210 p.)

Disciplina

201/.763325

Soggetti

Violence - Religious aspects

Religion and politics

Terrorism - Religious aspects

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction: The Politics of Terror in Contemporary Times; PART I - Terrorism Today: The Global Scene; 1 - A World Gripped by Terror; 2 - Changing Goals of Colonialism-Imperialism: From 'White Man's Burden'to 'War Against Terror'; 3 - Islam: Through the Ages; PART II - Terrorism Today: The View from India; 4 - Hindutva Terrorism; 5 - From Hindu, Hinduism, to Hindutva; 6 - Al Qaeda Strikes: The Mumbai Terror Attack; PART IV - Religion, Politics, and Terrorism; 7 - Civilizations-Religions: Clash or Alliance; 8 - Religion, Power, and Violence; Appendices; Bibliography

IndexAbout the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<p style=""text-align: justify;"">An attempt to uncover the layers of religion to unravel the underlying politics!