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2018
Abstract In the early 21st century, the world faced a revival of religious fundamentalism. The liberal assumption that the rise of modern society and the demise of religion came hand in hand was thrown into doubt. In the 1980s, terrorism was restricted to a few radical revolutionaries and familiar nationalists.
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Abstract In the early 21st century, the world faced a revival of religious fundamentalism. The liberal assumption that the rise of modern society and the demise of religion came hand in hand was thrown into doubt. In the 1980s, terrorism was restricted to a few radical revolutionaries and familiar nationalists.
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Religious Fundamentalism and Terror Management
The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 2008The study reported herein tested the following hypothesis: Religious fundamentalism can serve a protective function against existential anxiety, such that the need to engage in secular worldview defense when mortality is made salient is reduced for high fundamentalists.
Mike Friedman, W. Steven Rholes
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Religious Resources and Terrorism
Numen, 2018Abstract This article draws upon resource mobilization theory (rmt) to propose five ways in which religious resources can contribute to groups that use violence to challenge the social or political status quo: by shaping the group’s ideology; through religious authority; as a code of conduct that binds members of the group together; by providing social
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TERRORISM, POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS, AND RELIGIOUS COPING
Issues in Mental Health Nursing, 2002The events of September 11, 2001 triggered a widespread national response that was two-fold: a posttraumatic stress reaction and an increase in attendance in religious services and practices immediately following the tragic events. The following discussion traces the existing research to distinguish this posttraumatic stress reaction from posttraumatic
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Religious War, Terrorism, And Peace
2007The assault on commuter trains in Madrid, the World Trade Centre attack in New York City, the release of nerve gas in subways in Tokyo, all of these are incidents of terrorism, and all of them are linked with religion. Religion has been a factor in terrorism in virtually every religious tradition and not just Islam.
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Psychology of Transnational Terrorism and Extreme Political Conflict
Annual Review of Psychology, 2021Scott Atran
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Religious Terrorism as Performance Violence
2013Abstract This chapter describes religious terrorism as “performance violence,” illustrating that performance violence is planned in order to obtain tangible goals, and also to theatrically enact and communicate an imagined reality. The scenario that underlies the performance of religious terrorism is often one of cosmic war.
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