Killing for Paradise

The motivations of jihadist suicide attacks seem incomprehensible. However, numerous testimonies indicate that their death as martyrs is their only way to access paradise and its wondrous promises. Martyrdom appears as an option for those who feel a deep resentment and know themselves incapable of b...

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Main Author: Bourdin, Jean-Marc 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: 2017
In: Philosophical journal of conflict and violence
Year: 2017, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 127-136
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Islamism
B suicide attack
B Blaise Pascal
B Jihadism
B Girard
B René
B Sacrifice
B Mimetic Theory
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