This book presents a grounded theory to explain the motivations behind the actions of religiously-inspired terrorists. Through in-depth interviews with people convicted of terrorism, Beatice de Graaf reveals the belief systems of those who decide to join the fight and offers a new understanding of the elusive and perennial connection between religion and violence, between radical beliefs and terrorism.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Acknowledgments
- A Paradigm for Studying Extreme Belief and Behavior: Introduction to the Series
- Chapter 1: Terrorists and Their Beliefs
- Chapter 2: The Desire for Radical Redemption: A Novel Approach
- Chapter 3: Radical Redemption in History
- Chapter 4: The First Panel: Sensing a Deficit
- Chapter 5: The Second Panel: Devotion and Struggle
- Chapter 6: The Third Panel: Validation Achieved?
- Chapter 7: Radical Redemption Narratives in Other Contexts
- Chapter 8: Toward a Grounded Theory of Radical Redemption
- Chapter 9: Conclusion
- Appendix 1: Interviewees and Profiles
- Appendix 2: Methods
- Appendix 3: Ethics
- References
- Index
