{"product_id":"terror-in-the-mind-of-god-fourth-edition-9780520291355","title":"Terror in the Mind of God Fourth Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy would anybody believe that God could sanction terrorism? Why has the rediscovery of religion's power in recent years manifested in such a bloody way? What, if anything, can be done about it? This book answers these questions and more. It analyzes in detail terrorism related to almost all the world's major religious traditions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This dark, enthralling book not only documents the global rise of religious terrorism but seeks to understand the 'odd attraction of religion and violence.' Starred Review.\" * Publishers Weekly *\u003cbr\u003e\"Juergensmeyer's work is a sensitive, comparative study of terrorist movements and the religious beliefs that motivate them.\" * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\"An unsettling book but also a courageous one. No one who truly cares about matters of faith can afford to ignore the dangers that lurk within religious extremism, and Juergensmeyer ultimately serves the highest aspirations of organized religion when he insists on shedding light on the darker corners of human belief and human conduct.\" * Los Angeles Times *\u003cbr\u003e\"The fourth edition of Mark Juergensmeyer’s ground-breaking book testifies to the ongoing relevance of its subject matter and to the value of its author’s insights. . . .\u003ci\u003eTerror in the Mind of God\u003c\/i\u003e was a good book to begin with; it is a better, more current, book thanks to the additions made in this fourth edition.\" * Nova Religio *\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eTerror in the Mind of God\u003c\/i\u003e is written in an engaging style and is clearly directed towards a popular audience. . . . [it] will no doubt continue to garner the attention of those interested in gaining a deeper knowledge of religious violence.” * Patterns of Prejudice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Juergensmeyer should be commended for his judicious yet very insightful treatment of different religious groups. . . . a solid piece of scholarship; all would benefit from reading it.\" * Millennium: Journal of International Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\"The book was published in 2000 and might never have circulated much beyond academic libraries, but was rushed into paperback with a new preface in the autumn of 2001. Yet not only was it carefully prepared when few were paying attention, the book stands out because the author presents traditional, well-informed terrorist studies in an unusual way. He interviews terrorists. . . . [the book] belongs in even the smallest collection on terrorism.\" * Journal of Conflict Studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface and Acknowledgments   1. Introduction: Terror and God  The Meaning of Religious Terrorism  Seeing Inside Cultures of Violence   PART ONE. CULTURES OF VIOLENCE   2. Soldiers for Christ  Anders Breivik, Defender of Christendom  Timothy McVeigh and the Oklahoma City Federal Building Bombing  Michael Bray and Abortion Clinic Bombings  Christian Justifi cations for Violence  Ian Paisley and the Troubles in Belfast   3. Zion Betrayed  Meir Ettinger, the Ghost of Meir Kahane  Yoel Lerner and the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin  Baruch Goldstein's Attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs   4. Islam's \"Neglected Duty\"  Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the Caliph of ISIS  Mahmud Abouhalima and the World Trade Center Bombing  Abdul Aziz Rantisi and Hamas Suicide Missions  Modern Islamic Justifi cations for Violence   5. The Spear of Shiva, the Sword of Sikhism  Maya Kodnani and the Gujarat Massacre  Simranjit Singh Mann and the Lure of Khalistan  Hindu and Sikh Justifi cations for Violence   6. Buddhist Faces of Terror  Ashin Wirathu and the Defense of Burmese Buddhism  Takeshi Nakamura and the Aum Shinrikyo Assault  Can Buddhist Violence Be Justified?   PART TWO. THE LOGIC OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE   7. Theater of Terror  Performance Violence  Setting the Stage  A Time to Kill  Reaching the Audience   8. Cosmic War  Grand Scenarios  Symbolic War  When Symbols Become Deadly   9. Martyrs and Demons  Sacrificial Victims  The Invention of Enemies  America as Enemy  Satanization and the Stages of Empowerment   10. Warriors' Power  Empowering Marginal Men  Why Guys Throw Bombs  Fighting for the Rule of God   11. The Mind of God  Empowering Religion  Postmodern Terror  Curing Violence  Healing Politics with Religion   Notes  List of Interviews and Correspondence  Selected Bibliography  Index","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402887536983,"sku":"9780520291355","price":22.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520291355.jpg?v=1730481777","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/terror-in-the-mind-of-god-fourth-edition-9780520291355","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}