For love of the father: a psychoanalytic study of religious terrorism
For Love of the Father provides a psychological explanation of the attraction of destructive and self-destructive fundamentalism in terms of male longings.
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Published: |
Redwood City
Stanford University Press
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Stein, Ruth, For love of the father : a psychoanalytic study of religious terrorism] (2011) (Bellinger, Charles K., 1962 -)
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| Series/Journal: | Meridian: Crossing Aesthetics Ser.
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Terrorism
/ Fundamentalism
/ God
/ Psychoanalysis
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| Further subjects: | B
Terrorism ; Religious aspects ; Islam
B Terrorists Psychology B Terrorists ; Psychology B Terrorism ; Psychological aspects B Terrorism Religious aspects Islam B Electronic books B Terrorism Psychological aspects |
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Volltext |
| Parallel Edition: | Non-electronic
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| Summary: | For Love of the Father provides a psychological explanation of the attraction of destructive and self-destructive fundamentalism in terms of male longings. Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 Evil as Love and as Liberation: The Mind of a Suicidal Religious Terrorist -- 2 Fundamentalism as Vertical Mystical Homoeros -- 3 Purification as Violence -- 4 Regression to the Father: Clinical Narratives and Theoretical Reflections -- 5 The Triadic Structure of Evil -- Appendix A: Mohammed Atta's Letter -- Appendix B: From Dr. Ali Shariati's After Shahadat -- Notes -- References -- Index. |
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| Item Description: | Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (246 pages) |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8047-7284-6 |
