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Autore |
Rinehart James F. <1950-> |
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Titolo |
Apocalyptic faith and political violence [[electronic resource] ] : prophets of terror / / James F. Rinehart |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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New York, : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-349-53534-6 |
1-281-36600-5 |
9786611366001 |
1-4039-8463-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (232 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Terrorism - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Violence - Religious aspects - Christianity |
Religion and politics |
End of the world |
Armageddon |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-217) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Terrorism and prophecy -- The rise of millenarian terror -- The mediating role of the prophet -- Alienation and the quest for renewal -- Identity and millenarian violence. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This study examines the functional relationship between millenarian-inspired terrorism and the process of political change. Through an exhaustive investigation of late Twentieth-century movements, Aum Shinrikyo, Sendero Luminoso and Hezbollah, it concludes that in each case, apocalyptic expectations performed a significant group mobilization, leadership and therapeutic function. |
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