The interaction of religion and terrorism

• Peter Tarlow ^[1]
  1. [1] Texas A&M University

     Texas A&M University

     Estados Unidos

     
• Localización: IJSSTH, ISSN-e 2250-5105, Nº. 16, 2017, págs. 1-24
• Idioma: inglés
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  • This article addresses the interfacing of religious ideology and terrorism. It examines religion as a form of political motivational ideology. The author asks if terrorism is caused by lack of economic or political opportunities, a theory often presented by both Western politicians and media or if terrorism is more ideological in nature or a mixture of the mundane with the ideological. The article asks next-world oriented religions may have a higher proclivity toward political violence. The article questions the validity of the use of the term religion for non-Christian and Muslim faiths and compares both eastern and western faith systems.