| The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism Contributor(s): Lewis, James R. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1316505626 ISBN-13: 9781316505625 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $33.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion |
| Dewey: 201.763 |
| LCCN: 2017008345 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Religion |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.36" W x 9.15" (0.87 lbs) 278 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: There is currently much discussion regarding the causes of terrorist acts, as well as the connection between terrorism and religion. Terrorism is attributed either to religious 'fanaticism' or, alternately, to political and economic factors, with religion more or less dismissed as a secondary factor. The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism examines this complex relationship between religion and terrorism phenomenon through a collection of essays freshly written for this volume. Bringing varying approaches to the topic, from the theoretical to the empirical, the Companion includes an array of subjects, such as radicalization, suicide bombing, and rational choice, as well as specific case studies. The result is a richly textured collection that prompts readers to critically consider the cluster of phenomena that we have come to refer to as 'terrorism, ' and terrorism's relationship with the similarly problematic set of phenomena that we call 'religion. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, James R.: - James R. Lewis is Professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tromso, Norway. A scholar of New Religious Movements, he currently edits or co-edits three book series and is the general editor for the Alternative Spirituality and Religion Review. Recent publications include Violence and New Religious Movements (2011), Sacred Suicide (2014, with Carole Cusack), Cults: A Reference and Guide (2014), The Oxford Handbook of New Religious Movements: Volume II (2015, with Inga B. Tollefsen), and The Invention of Satanism (2016, with Asbjorn Dyrendal and Jesper Petersen). |