Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence / Mark Juergensmeyer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juergensmeyer, Mark, author.

Series:

Comparative studies in religion and society ; 13.

Comparative studies in religion and society ; 13

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects.

Violence.

Physical Description:

xvii, 390 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Edition:

Fourth edition, revised and updated.

Place of Publication:

Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]

Summary:

"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."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Terror and god

Soldiers for Christ

Zion betrayed

Islam's "neglected duty"

The spear of Shiva, the sword of Sikhism

Buddhist faces of terror

Theater of terror

Cosmic war

Martyrs and demons

Warriors' power

The mind of God.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Juergensmeyer, Mark, author. Terror in the mind of god.

ISBN:

9780520291355

0520291352

OCLC:

958262912