Terror in the Mind of God by Mark Juergensmeyer

Terror in the Mind of God by Mark Juergensmeyer

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Summary

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.

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Terror in the Mind of God by Mark Juergensmeyer

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.
Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Director of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the winner of the prestigious Grawemeyer Award for 2003 in the religion category and the author of The New Cold War? Religious Nationalism Confronts the Secular State (California, 1993), and Gandhi's Way: A Handbook of Conflict Resolution (California, 2002), and editor of Global Religions: An Introduction (2003).
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ISBN 13 9780520240117
ISBN 10 0520240111
Title Terror in the Mind of God
Author Mark Juergensmeyer
Series Comparative Studies In Religion And Society
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher University of California Press
Year published 2003-09-01
Number of pages 344
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.