Terror in the name of faith : religion and political violence / / Rakhamim Emanuilov, Andrey Yashlavsky ; translated from Russian by Michael Sigal

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910970841803321
• Autore: Ėmanuilov R. I︠A︡ (Rakhaim I︠A︡shaevich)
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Boston, : Academic Studies Press, 2011
• ISBN: 1-61811-059-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (270 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): I︠A︡shlavskiĭAndreĭ
• Disciplina: 201.763325
• Soggetti: Violence - Religious aspects; Terrorism - Religious aspects; Religion and politics
• 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: Frontmatter -- Table of Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Islamist Terrorism: A Perversion or the Norm? -- Chapter 2. The Ideological Roots of Religious Terrorism: Salafism and Jihadism -- Chapter 3. Palestine: From Left-Wing Nationalism to Islamism -- Chapter 4. The Islamic Revolution: The Export Version -- Chapter 5. Al-Qaeda: Terrorist Franchising -- Chapter 6. Afghanistan: From Mujahideen to Taliban -- Chapter 7. Jihadism in the Post-Soviet Landscape -- As a conclusion. Resisting Religious Extremism and Terrorism: What should be done? -- Bibliography -- Links -- Index -- About the Authors -- Also Published by Academic Studies Press in 2011
• Sommario/riassunto: As a manifestation of asymmetrical violence coming from the bottom up, terrorism in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries is qualitatively different from terrorism in earlier times. Against a backdrop of globalization, the spread of new forms of mass communication, and the threat of uncontrolled proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the problem of extremism and terrorism acquires a totally new meaning, becoming an important factor not only in the foreign and domestic policy of most countries, but also in the everyday lives of billions of people all over the world. Without a clear understanding of the roots of terrorism, it is extremely difficult (if not completely impossible) to comprehend this phenomenon, which has ; become a major threat to world security in recent decades. And without such an understanding, we cannot effectively combat the threat. In this study, Emanuilov and Yashlavsky investigate the religious aspects of modern terrorism from its origins to the present day.