American Swastika
Inside the White Power Movement’s Hidden Spaces of Hate, Second Edition Publisher’s description This second edition of the acclaimed American Swastika provides an up-to-date perspective on the white power movement[…]
Tagged: religion-and-violence
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Guardians of God: Inside the Religious Mind of the Pakistani Taliban
Publisher’s description When Mona Kanwal Sheikh stepped into the volatile conflict zones of Pakistan to interview the Taliban, she encountered many challenging situations. Once, shortly after she declined to meet[…]
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Terrorism, religion and self-control: An unexpected connection between conservative religious commitment and terrorist efficacy
Journal abstract Correlations between terrorism and the religious commitments of terrorist organizations and actors have been the subject of extensive scholarly investigation. Whilst the focus has often been on extreme[…]
The Genealogy of Terror: How to distinguish between Islam, Islamism and Islamist Extremism
Publisher’s description In the first two decades of the twenty-first century, the events of 9/11, 7/7, the War on Terror and the Caliphate and atrocities of the so-called Islamic State[…]
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An analysis of the epistemic link between the Catholic religion and violence in Uganda’s history
Journal abstract Uganda’s recent history of violence has had an interesting characteristic: it has arguably been mainly within the Christian and more specifically Catholic religious space. I examine four cases[…]
The deployment of a ‘sacred song’ in violence in Zimbabwe: The case of the song ‘Zimbabwe Ndeye Ropa Ramadzibaba’
Journal abstract The dominant narrative in the study of religion in Africa is that African indigenous religions are non-violent, peaceful and seek to promote healing and integration. In this paradigm,[…]
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For the Wrath of God: Fatalism and Images of God in Violent Regions of the World
Journal abstract Research has found that individuals use religion to understand one’s fate in life, which in turn impacts health outcomes. This may be particularly relevant in high conflict/violent regions[…]
The violent birth of ‘martyrdom’ – how the ancient concept informs modern religious violence
The word “martyr” has evolved into one of the most emotive terms in the English language. The faithful venerate their memories, celebrate their feast days, name places of worship, schools[…]
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Structure and Performance in a Violent Extremist Network
Journal abstract This study combines network science and ethnography to explore how al-Muhajiroun, a banned Islamist network, continued its high-risk activism despite being targeted for disruption by British authorities. We[…]
The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism
Publisher’s description Religion and Terrorism: The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism provides theoretical analysis of the nature of religious terrorism and religious martyrdom and also delves deeply into terrorist[…]
