When Religion Kills : : How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith /

When Religion Kills : : How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith / / Phil Gurski.

Christian fundamentalists. Hindu nationalists. Islamic jihadists. Buddhist militants. Jewish extremists. Members of these and other religious groups have committed horrific acts of terrorist violence in recent decades. How is this possible? How do individuals use their religious beliefs to justify s...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2020
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Gurski, Phil,
Place / Publishing House:Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]
©2020
Year of Publication:2022
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (181 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • 1 Religion as a Springboard for Violence
  • 2 Buddhist Extremism
  • 3 Christian Extremism
  • 4 Hindu Extremism
  • 5 Islamic Extremism
  • 6 Jewish Extremism
  • 7 Sikh Extremism
  • 8 When Religion Kills
  • Bibliography
  • Index
  • About the Book

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