Terror in the mind of God : the global rise of religious violence

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Cover Terror in the Mind of God Title Copyright Dedication 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 Meir Ettinger, the Ghost of Meir Kahane Yoel Lerner and the Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin Baruch Goldstein’s Attack at the Tomb of the Patriarchs 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 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 Illustrations