Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence / Mark Juergensmeyer.
Examines such incidents as the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, and the killing of abortion clinic doctors in the U.S. to explore the reasons behind acts of violence committed for religious causes.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press,
[2000]
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| Series: | Comparative studies in religion and society ;
13. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | Examines such incidents as the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, the Tokyo subway nerve gas attack, and the killing of abortion clinic doctors in the U.S. to explore the reasons behind acts of violence committed for religious causes. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 316 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-297) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0520223012 9780520223011 0520232062 9780520232068 |