Sacred terror [[electronic resource] ] : how faith becomes lethal / / Daniel E. Price

• Autore: Price Daniel E. <1962->
• Pubblicazione: Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Disciplina: 201/.763325
• Soggetto topico: Terrorism - Religious aspects; Religion
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 How Religion Facilitates Terrorism; 2 A More Complex Relationship between Religion and Terrorism; 3 Political Causes of Religion-Based Terrorism; 4 Socioeconomic Causes of Religion-Based Terrorism; 5 Psychological Causes of Religion-Based Terrorism; 6 Judaism: Religion-Based Terrorism in Israel; 7 Christianity: The Troubles in Northern Ireland and Antiabortion Terrorism in the United States; 8 Islam: Hamas, Hezbollah, and al Qaeda; Conclusion: What's Next?; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O ; PQ; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
• Sommario/riassunto: This book places the current wave of religion-based terrorism in a historical perspective, explaining why religion is associated with terrorism, comparing religion-based terrorism to other forms of terrorism, and documenting how religion-based terrorism is a product of powerful political, socioeconomic, and psychological forces.
• Titolo autorizzato: Sacred terror
• ISBN: 1-283-54930-1; 9786613861757; 0-313-38639-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910462229003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Praeger Security International