Religion and Terrorism : The Use of Violence in Abrahamic Monotheism

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 groups and beliefs in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Religious terrorism is found in all three of the great monotheistic faiths, and while the public is most aware of Islamic terrorism, Jewish and Christian faiths have extremist groups that warp their teaching —in ways unrecognizable to most adherents— to support terrorism. This work will be of interest to scholars in religious studies, political science, and sociology. Religious terrorism and monotheism / Richard Sherlock Martyrdom in the three monotheistic religions: historical survey and analysis / Veronica Ward From religion to terror: Christian fundamentalism and extremism / Douglas Pratt Jewish and North American Protestant religious violence: contemporary variations on an ancient theme / Gideon Aran How religious is "Islamic" religious terorism? /John David Payne, Donna Lee Bowen, and Joseph Wollstenhulme òHasan al-Bannåa, the art of death, and contemporary Muslim ideologies of martyrdom / Daniel Brown The role of religion and religious teachings in al-Qaeda / Mbaye Lo.