Blood that cries out from the earth : the psychology of religious terrorism / James W. Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, James William, 1943-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terrorism--Religious aspects.

Terrorism.

Terrorism--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Religious terrorism has become the scourge of the modern world. What causes a person to kill innocent strangers in the name of religion? As both a clinical psychologist and an authority on comparative religion, James W. Jones is uniquely qualified to address this increasingly urgent question.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction: Religion, Psychology, and Terrorism

Chapter 1 Religion and Terrorism: The Need for a Multidimensional Model

Chapter 2 Jihadism in Comparative Perspective: Psychological Themes in Religiously Motivated Terrorism

Chapter 3 Aum Shinrikyo: Violence and Terrorism in Japanese Buddhism

Chapter 4 The Divine Terrorist: Religion and Violence in American Apocalyptic Christianity

Chapter 5 The Role of the Individual: Toward a Clinical Psychology of Religious Terrorism

Chapter 6 What Does This Tell Us about Religion?

Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-188) and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-281-85200-7

9786611852009

0-19-804431-3

OCLC:

271579582