Terror in the Mind of God · the Global Rise of Religious Violence by Juergensmeyer, Mark -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Title Copyright Dedication Epigraph Contents Preface 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 Justifications for Violence Ian Paisley and the Troubles in Belfast

3. Zion Betrayed

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 Justifications 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 Justifications for Violence

6. Buddhist Faces of Terror

Ashin Wirathu and the Defense of Burmese Buddhism Takeshi Nakamura and the Aum Shinrikyo Assault Illustrations 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