Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
A Nonfiction, History, Religion book. This is a first for me: a textbook that I felt compelled to read cover...
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...
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- Pages: 344 pages
- ISBN: 9780520240117 / 520240111
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Very interesting theories but Juergensmeyer falls victim to his own lack of knowledge and understanding about a foreign culture and blames sexual frustration as a motivator for acts of terror. And he also insists on presenting the un-founded theory that Muslims kill instigate suicide bombs for the 72 virgins. As someone who has read... Great book on the violence within religious movements. I figure Juergensmeyer is not a religious person, but I detected virtually no bias in his writing, which is a tremendous accomplishment for which he must be given credit. This is a first for me: a textbook that I felt compelled to read cover to cover. Juergensmeyer's book, assigned to me for my class on Religion and Globalization, covers a rich topic in a thorough and satisfying way. While the writing can be a bit too dry and academic for more casual readers, the sheer depth of reporting on display deserves...
