Religion and Terrorism

The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism

Veronica Ward, Richard Sherlock (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

218 Seiten

2017
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-1-4985-5712-2 (ISBN)

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Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious terrorism is found in all three of the great monotheistic faiths, and while the public is most aware of Islamic terrorism, Jewish and Christian faiths have extremist groups that warp their teaching —in ways unrecognizable to most adherents— to support terrorism. This work will be of interest to scholars in religious studies, political science, and sociology.

Veronica Ward is associate professor of political science at Utah State University. Richard Sherlock is professor of philosophy at Utah State University.

Introduction
Richard Sherlock and Veronica Ward
Chapter 1: Religious Terrorism and Monotheism
Richard Sherlock
Chapter 2: Martyrdom in the Three Monotheistic Religions: Historical Survey and Analysis Veronica Ward
Chapter 3: From Religion to Terror: Christian Fundamentalism and Extremism
Douglas Pratt
Chapter 4: Jewish and North American Protestant Religious Violence: Contemporary Variations on an Ancient Theme
Gideon Aran
Chapter 5: How Religious is “Islamic” Religious Terrorism?
John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen and Joseph Woolstenhulme
Chapter 6: Hasan Al-Banna, the Art of Death and Contemporary Muslim Ideologies of Martyrdom
Daniel Brown
Chapter 7: The Role of Religion and Religious Teachings in Al-Qaeda
Mbaye Lo

Erscheinungsdatum	06.04.2017
Co-Autor	Gideon Aran, Donna Lee Bowen, Daniel Brown
Zusatzinfo	1 BW Illustration, 3 Tables
Sprache	englisch
Maße	150 x 231 mm
Gewicht	331 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Islam
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4985-5712-0 / 1498557120
ISBN-13	978-1-4985-5712-2 / 9781498557122
Zustand	Neuware