Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
- ISBN-10
- 0520223012
- ISBN-13
- 9780520223011
- Category
- Psychology
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000
- Author
- Mark Juergensmeyer
Description
A ground-breaking and inclusive study of the nature of religious terrorism discusses the latest examples of these acts and draw from interviews with religious zealots to theorize about the reasons for and roots of these actions.
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