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Religion and terrorism : the use of violence in Abrahamic monotheism / edited by Veronica Ward and Richard Sherlock.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2014]Description: 1 online resource (vii, 209 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780739185698
  • 0739185691
  • 9780739185698
  • 1306323215
  • 9781306323215
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Religion and terrorism.DDC classification:
  • 201/.763325 23
LOC classification:
  • BL65.T47
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Religious terrorism and monotheism / Richard Sherlock -- Martyrdom in the three monotheistic religions: historical survey and analysis / Veronica Ward -- From religion to terror: Christian fundamentalism and extremism / Douglas Pratt -- Jewish and North American Protestant religious violence: contemporary variations on an ancient theme / Gideon Aran -- How religious is "Islamic" religious terorism? /John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Wollstenhulme -- òHasan al-Bannåa, the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown -- The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.
Summary: Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Religious terrorism and monotheism / Richard Sherlock -- Martyrdom in the three monotheistic religions: historical survey and analysis / Veronica Ward -- From religion to terror: Christian fundamentalism and extremism / Douglas Pratt -- Jewish and North American Protestant religious violence: contemporary variations on an ancient theme / Gideon Aran -- How religious is "Islamic" religious terorism? /John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Wollstenhulme -- òHasan al-Bannåa, the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown -- The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.

Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.