Dying for heaven
holy pleasure & suicide bombers--understanding the appeal of self-annihilation
1st ed.
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Publication
2009 - HarperCollins, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
86,250 words, Guess
Page Count
345 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archivedyingforheavenho00gluc
- Internet Archivedyingforheavenho0000gluc
- Internet Archivedyingforheavenho0000gluc_r5c4
- ISBN-100061430811
- ISBN-139780061430817
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- Goodreads7134990
- LibraryThing8357849
- Library of Congress Control Number2009005174
- OCLC Control Number631200488
- OCLC Control Number302099939
- OCLC Control Number555953091
- Better World Books9780061430817
- Open LibraryOL23058956M
Classifications
- DDC201/.76332
- LCCBP190.5.T47 G57 2009
- LCCBP190.5.T47G57 2009
Description
In Dying for Heaven, Georgetown scholar and advisor to the defense community Ariel Glucklich explains the religious motivation of terrorism. This provocative work of political science argues that the very best qualities of religion-its ability to make people feel good and bring them together-are in fact its most dangerous. Glucklich, author of Sacred Pain and Climbing Chamundi Hill, offers a new understanding of religion and provides a vision for preventing further religiously-inspired violence.
Description
A scholar and advisor to the Pentagon explains the religious motivations of terrorists, and tells why suicide missions may be rational and pleasurable for them.
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