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Terror in the Mind of God, Fourth Edition: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
Mark Juergensmeyer
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Paperback. Why would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion's power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? This book answers these questions and more. It analyzes in detail terrorism related to almost all the world's major religious traditions. Series: Comparative Studies in Religion & Society. Num Pages: 408 pages, 26 halftones. BIC Classification: HRAC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152. .
Why would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion's power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? Terror in the Mind of God, now in its fourth edition, answers these questions and more. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the book analyzes in detail terrorism related to almost all the world's major religious traditions: European Christians who oppose Muslim immigrants; American Christians who support abortion clinic bombings and militia actions; Muslims in the Middle East associated with the rise of ISIS, al Qaeda, and Hamas; Israeli ... Read more
Why would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion's power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? Terror in the Mind of God, now in its fourth edition, answers these questions and more. Thoroughly revised and expanded, the book analyzes in detail terrorism related to almost all the world's major religious traditions: European Christians who oppose Muslim immigrants; American Christians who support abortion clinic bombings and militia actions; Muslims in the Middle East associated with the rise of ISIS, al Qaeda, and Hamas; Israeli ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Comparative Studies in Religion & Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Berkerley, United States
ISBN
9780520291355
SKU
V9780520291355
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About Mark Juergensmeyer
Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies and Founding Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Reviews for Terror in the Mind of God, Fourth Edition: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
The fourth edition of Mark Juergensmeyer's ground-breaking book testifies to the ongoing relevance of its subject matter and to the value of its author's insights.... Terror in the Mind of God was a good book to begin with; it is a better, more current, book thanks to the additions made in this fourth edition.
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