Terror in the mind of God: the global rise of religious violence/ (Record no. 148605)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780520223011 |
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| Transcribing agency | CUS |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 303.62 |
| Item number | JUE/T |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Juergensmeyer, Mark |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Terror in the mind of God: the global rise of religious violence/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Mark Juergensmeyer |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | New Delhi: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2000. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xv, 316 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 440 ## - SERIES | |
| Title | (Comparative studies in religion and society) |
| Volume/sequential | 13 |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface to the revised edition --<br/>Preface and acknowledgments --<br/>INTRODUCTION. 1. Terror and God: The meaning of religious terrorism. Seeing inside cultures of violence --<br/>CULTURES OF VIOLENCE. --<br/>2. Soldiers for Christ: Mike Bray and abortion clinic bombings. Theological justifications. Eric Robert Rudolph and Timothy McVeigh. Catholics and Protestants in Belfast --<br/>3. Zion betrayed: Yoel Lerner and the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin. Baruch Goldstein's attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs. Meir Kahane and Jewish justifications for violence --<br/>4. Islam's "neglected duty": Mahmud Abouhalima and the World Trade Center bombing. Abdul Aziz Rantisi and Hamas suicide missions. Modern Islamic justifications for violence --<br/>5. The sword of Sikhism: Simranjit Singh Mann and India's assassinations. Sikh and Hindu justifications for violence --<br/>6. Armageddon in a Tokyo subway: Takeshi Nakamura and the Aum Shinrikyo assault. Can Buddhist violence be justified? --<br/>THE LOGIC OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE. --<br/>7. Theater of terror: Performance violence. Seeing the stage. A time to kill. Reaching the audience --<br/>8. Cosmic war: Grand scenarios. Symbolic war. When symbols become deadly --<br/>9. Martyrs and demons: Sacrificial victims. The invention of enemies. America as enemy. Satanization and the stages of empowerment --<br/>10. Warriors' power: Empowering marginal men. Why guys throw bombs. Fighting for the rule of God --<br/>11. The mind of God: Empowering religion. Postmodern terror. Curing violence. Destroying violence. Terrifying terrorists. Violence wins. Separating religion from politics. Healing politics with religion --<br/>Notes --<br/>Interviews and correspondence --<br/>Bibliography --<br/>Index. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT | |
| Keyword | Violence--Religious aspects |
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| Koha item type | General Books |
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| Central Library, Sikkim University | Central Library, Sikkim University | General Book Section | 28/08/2016 | 303.62 JUE/T | P03265 | 16/09/2020 | 16/09/2020 | General Books |