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TERROR IN THE MIND OF GOD
THE GLOBAL RISE OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE |
| By: |
Mark K. Juergensmeyer |
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Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520240111 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520240117 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
22 August, 2003 |
| Edition: |
3rd Revised edition |
| Series: |
Comparative Studies in Religion & Society No. 13 |
| Pages: |
344 |
| Description: |
Beneath the histories of religious traditions - from biblical wars to crusading ventures and great acts of martyrdom - violence has lurked as a shadowy presence. This study explores acts of religious terrorism which have occurred in the late-20th century and why they occur with such frequency. |
| Synopsis: |
Completely revised and updated, this new edition of Terror in the Mind of God incorporates the events of September 11, 2001 into Mark Juergensmeyer's landmark study of religious terrorism. Juergensmeyer explores the 1993 World Trade Center explosion, Hamas suicide bombings, the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, and the killing of abortion clinic doctors in the United States. His personal interviews with 1993 World Trade Center bomber Mahmud Abouhalima, Christian Right activist Mike Bray, Hamas leaders Sheik Yassin and Abdul Azis Rantisi, and Sikh political leader Simranjit Singh Mann, among others, take us into the mindset of those who perpetrate and support violence in the name of religion. |
| Illustrations: |
17 b/w photographs |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
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