Terror in the Mind of God
Subtitle: The Global Rise of Religious Violence (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society, 13)
Edition: 3 edition
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: September 1, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 336
ISBN-13: 9780520240117
Subjects: Cultural studies; Religious conflict; Religious social & pastoral thought & activity; Sociology, Social Studies; Terrorism, freedom fighters, armed struggle; Sociology of Religion; Religious aspects; Social Science; Religion - World Religions; Sociology; Violence; Comparative Religion; Political Freedom & Security - Terrorism; Violence in Society; Religion / General
First sentence: When plastic explosives attached to a Hamas suicide bomber ripped through the gentrified Ben Yehuda shopping mall in Jerusalem in September 1997, the blast damaged not only lives and property but also the confidence with which most people view the world.