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

Contributor(s): Ward, Veronica, 1944- [editor.] | Sherlock, Richard [editor.]
Material type: TextTextPublisher: Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2014]Copyright date: ©2014Description: vii, 209 pages ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780739185681; 0739185683Subject(s): Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Christianity | Abrahamic religionsDDC classification: 201/.763325 LOC classification: BL65.T47 | R453 2014Bibliography, Etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 terrorism? / John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Woolstenhulme -- Ḥasan al-Bannā', the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown -- The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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 terrorism? / John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Woolstenhulme -- Ḥasan al-Bannā', the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown -- The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.

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