Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence / Mark Juergensmeyer.

By:

Juergensmeyer, Mark [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Comparative studies in religion and society ; 13Publisher: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Edition: Revised and updated fourth editionContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9780520965164 (ebk)

Subject(s):

Violence -- Religious aspects

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Terror in the mind of GodDDC classification:

205.697 23 JUE

Contents:

Terror and God -- Soldiers for Christ -- Zion betrayed -- Islam's "neglected duty" -- The spear of Shiva, the sword of Sikhism -- Buddhist faces of terror -- Theater of terror -- Cosmic war -- Martyrs and demons -- Warriors' power -- The mind of God.

Summary: "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."--Provided by publisher.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Main Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	205.697 JUE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MUL21080025
Books	Main Library General Stacks	Non-fiction	205.697 JUE (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		MUL21080026

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"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."--Provided by publisher.

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