An edition of Dying for Heaven
(2009)
Dying for heaven
holy pleasure & suicide bombers--understanding the appeal of self-annihilation
1st ed.
by Ariel Glucklich
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In Dying for Heaven, Georgetown scholar and advisor to the defense community Ariel Glucklich explains the religious motivation of terrorism. This provocative work of political science argues that the very best qualities of religion-its ability to make people feel good and bring them together-are in fact its most dangerous. Glucklich, author of Sacred Pain and Climbing Chamundi Hill, offers a new understanding of religion and provides a vision for preventing further religiously-inspired violence.
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Religious aspects, Religious life, Religious aspects of Terrorism, Violence, Heaven, Terrorists, Suicide bombers, Religious aspects of Violence, Future life, Religious aspects of Hedonism, Paradise, Hedonism, Terrorism, Islam, Nonfiction, Politics, Terrorism, religious aspects, Violence, religious aspects| Edition | Availability |
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Dying for heaven: holy pleasure & suicide bombers--understanding the appeal of self-annihilation
2009, HarperCollins
in English
- 1st ed.
0061430811 9780061430817
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Table of Contents
Religious self-destructiveness and nuclear deterrence
The mysteries of pleasure
The varieties of religious pleasure
The school for happiness
Disgust and desire: why we sacrifice for the group
God's love and the prozac effect
Spiritual love and the seeds of annihilation
The paradise paradox: the misery of heaven-addicts
The martyr's theater.
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Includes index.
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