02841nam 22007454a 450 991078424560332120230828225133.01-349-53534-61-281-36600-597866113660011-4039-8463-810.1057/9781403984630(CKB)1000000000342516(SSID)ssj0000104468(PQKBManifestationID)11121874(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000104468(PQKBWorkID)10079341(PQKB)10500791(SSID)ssj0000740502(PQKBManifestationID)12304927(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000740502(PQKBWorkID)10701312(PQKB)11572609(DE-He213)978-1-4039-8463-0(MiAaPQ)EBC307606(Au-PeEL)EBL307606(CaPaEBR)ebr10155124(CaONFJC)MIL136600(OCoLC)124039429(EXLCZ)99100000000034251620060120d2006 uy 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrApocalyptic faith and political violence[electronic resource] prophets of terror /James F. Rinehart1st ed.New York Palgrave Macmillan20061 online resource (232 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-230-10873-3 1-4039-7461-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-217) and index.Terrorism and prophecy -- The rise of millenarian terror -- The mediating role of the prophet -- Alienation and the quest for renewal -- Identity and millenarian violence.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.TerrorismReligious aspectsChristianityViolenceReligious aspectsChristianityReligion and politicsEnd of the worldArmageddonTerrorismReligious aspectsChristianity.ViolenceReligious aspectsChristianity.Religion and politics.End of the world.Armageddon.303.6/25Rinehart James F.1950-1562296MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910784245603321Apocalyptic faith and political violence3829833UNINA