{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-religion-and-terrorism-paperback-9781316505625","title":"The Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism (Paperback \/ softback) 9781316505625","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Companion to Religion and Terrorism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDoes religion cause terrorism? This volume presents a range of theories and case studies that address this important issue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames R. Lewis (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781316505625, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 July 2017\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e278 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.3 x 1.5 cm, 0.41 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… this is an excellent collection … will be attractive to a general readership interested in acquiring a deeper understanding of terrorism and, especially, of the religion-terrorism nexus.' Zhang Xinzhang, Numen: International Review for the History of Religions\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThere 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.'\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Does religion cause terrorism? Mark Juergensmeyer\u003cbr\u003e 2. Religion, violence, nonsense, and power William T. Cavanaugh\u003cbr\u003e 3. Discounting religion in the explanation of homegrown terrorism: a critique Lorne L. Dawson\u003cbr\u003e 4. Religion, radicalization, and the causes of terrorism Tom Mills and David Miller\u003cbr\u003e 5. The role of the devoted actor in war, revolution, and terrorism Scott Atran\u003cbr\u003e 6. Girard on apocalypse and terrorism Espen Dahl\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rational choice and religious terrorism: its bases, applications, and future directions Stephen Nemeth\u003cbr\u003e 8. Terror as sacrificial ritual? A discussion of (neo-) Durkheimian approaches to suicide bombing Lorenz Graitl\u003cbr\u003e 9. Imitations of terror: applying a retro style of analysis to the religion-terrorism nexus James R. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e 10. The LTTE: a non-religious, political, martial movement for establishing the right of self-determination of ?lattamils Peter Schalk\u003cbr\u003e 11. The role of religion in al-Qaeda's violence Pieter Nanninga\u003cbr\u003e 12. Meanings of savagery: terror, religion, and the Islamic State Pieter Nanninga\u003cbr\u003e 13. Where's Charlie? The discourse of religious violence in France post 7\/1 2015 Per-Erik Nilsson\u003cbr\u003e 14. Understanding the threat of the Islamic State in contemporary Kyrgyzstan Meerim Aitkulova\u003cbr\u003e 15. Terror and the screen: keeping the relationship of good and bad virtual Christopher Hartney\u003cbr\u003e 16. Understanding Falun Gong's martyrdom strategy as spiritual terrorism James R. Lewis and Nicole S. Ruskell.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Religious intolerance, persecution \u0026amp; conflict [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious intolerance, persecution \u0026amp; conflict\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20intolerance,%20persecution%20\u0026amp;%20conflict%20%5BHRAM9%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM9\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion \u0026amp; politics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion \u0026amp; politics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion%20\u0026amp;%20politics%20%5BHRAM2%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM2\u003c\/a\u003e], Religious issues \u0026amp; debates [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religious issues \u0026amp; debates\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religious%20issues%20\u0026amp;%20debates%20%5BHRAM%5D%22\"\u003eHRAM\u003c\/a\u003e], Religion: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Religion: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Religion:%20general%20%5BHRA%5D%22\"\u003eHRA\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002988581144,"sku":"9781316505625","price":24.67,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781316505625i_9d251655-16b6-47fc-b28d-678f9f85b546.jpg?v=1696681415","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-religion-and-terrorism-paperback-9781316505625","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}