Religion and terrorism
Subtitle: the use of violence in Abrahamic monotheism
By: edited by Veronica Ward and Richard Sherlock
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780739185681; 9781498557122; 9780739185698
Subjects: Christendom; Fundamentalismus; Abrahamic religions; Gewalttätigkeit; Jodendom; Christentum; Christianity; Religion; Monotheismus; Geweld; Terrorism; Terrorismus; Terrorisme; Islam
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Religious terrorism and monotheism / Richard Sherlock; title: Martyrdom in the three monotheistic religions: historical survey and analysis / Veronica Ward; title: From religion to terror: Christian fundamentalism and extremism / Douglas Pratt; title: Jewish and North American Protestant religious violence: contemporary variations on an ancient theme / Gideon Aran; title: How religious is "Islamic" religious terorism? /John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Wollstenhulme; title: òHasan al-Bannåa, the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown; title: The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.