The radical redemption model : terrorist beliefs and narratives /

What do convicted terrorists really believe when they say they committed their acts in the name of a higher authority? Combining oral history, social psychology, and historical research, Beatrice de Graaf explores the belief systems that underlie acts of religious terrorism. From interviews with ter...

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Weitere Titel:
Radicale verlossing.
1. Verfasser:
Graaf, Beatrice de
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2024]
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
What do convicted terrorists really believe when they say they committed their acts in the name of a higher authority? Combining oral history, social psychology, and historical research, Beatrice de Graaf explores the belief systems that underlie acts of religious terrorism. From interviews with terrorist detainees from the Netherlands, Syria, Pakistan, and Indonesia - mostly jihadists and some right-wing extremists - the author reconstructs life stories of surrender, struggle, sacrifice, and redemption. She unravels the nexus between extreme beliefs and terrorist activity, presenting a grounded theory of radical redemption, in which people commit acts of violence as personal, psychological quests for significance. De Graaf's analysis examines how these beliefs developed in individual cases, and what happened when the hoped - for redemption was not fulfilled.
Umfang:
1 online resource (361 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Translated from the Dutch.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-779247-2
0-19-779249-9
0-19-779248-0
Schlagworte:
Terrorism > Psychological aspects.
Terrorism > Religious aspects > Islam.
Terrorists > Psychology.
Terrorists > Religious life.
Radicalism > Religious aspects.
Society.
Social services & welfare, criminology.
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