Abstract
This chapter seeks to provide a modest contribution to the understanding of terrorism. It explores, in particular, “Muslim suicide terrorism” not as a religious but as a sociological phenomenon. It locates terrorism in the context of crisis situation of the modern world and seeks to situate Muslim suicide terrorism as a religious response to the consequences of European colonialism and crisis in society. Many so-called terrorists are not passive objects of social, economic, and political forces, or puppets, but are instead educated and innovative international actors who have developed well worked-out methodologies to put their plans into action and to achieve political goals.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | Sacred Suicide |
Editors | James R. Lewis, Carole M. Cusack |
Place of Publication | U.K. |
Publisher | Ashgate |
Pages | 131-149 |
Number of pages | 19 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781472406651 |
ISBN (Print) | 9781409450863 |
Publication status | Published - 2014 |
Keywords
- Islam
- poverty
- Muslims
- sociology
- terrorism