Dying for heaven : holy pleasure and suicide bombers--why the best qualities of religion are also its most dangerous /

Dying for heaven : holy pleasure and suicide bombers--why the best qualities of religion are also its most dangerous /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Glucklich, Ariel.
Edition:	1st ed.
Imprint:	New York : HarperCollins, c2009.
Description:	345 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Suicide bombers -- Religious life. Terrorists -- Religious life. Violence -- Religious aspects. Hedonism -- Religious aspects. Heaven. Paradise. Future life. Future life. Heaven. Hedonism -- Religious aspects. Paradise. Terrorism -- Religious aspects -- Islam. Violence -- Religious aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7897345

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ISBN:	9780061430817 0061430811
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Summary:	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.
Physical Description:	345 p. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780061430817 0061430811