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.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
1. Religious Self-Destructiveness and Nuclear Deterrence
2. The Mysteries of Pleasure
3. The Varieties of Religious Pleasure
4. The School for Happiness
5. Disgust and Desire: Why We Sacrifice for the Group
6. God's Love and the Prozac Effect
7. Spiritual Love and the Seeds of Annihilation
8. The Paradise Paradox: The Misery of Heaven-Addicts
9. The Martyr's Theater
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index