Rethinking Religion and Radicalization
Terrorism and Violence Twenty Years After 9/11
Professor Michele Grossman editor Dr HA Hellyer editor
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Publishing:6th Mar '25
£65.00
This title is due to be published on 6th March, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Reflects on the role religion and religiosity has played in the processes of radicalisation to violence in the years since 9/11.
With contributions from a range of regions and disciplines, this open access volume offers theoretically compelling and empirically rich new insights on the relationship between religion and violent extremism.
The role of religion and religiosity in processes of radicalisation to violence has been at the forefront of debates around terrorism and extremism for decades. The events of 9/11 gave new impetus to these debates, cementing assumptions about the role of Islam as the key driver for religiously inspired violent radicalisation, and defining the way in which radicalisation to violence is understood. The years since 9/11 have seen a striking diversification in the terrorist and violent extremist landscape, yet the treatment of how religious beliefs, concepts and histories are entangled with established and emergent violent ideologies and social movements has changed far less. By looking beyond Islamist-inspired or attributed terrorism, this volume explores how violent extremists instrumentalise religion and religiosity in unexpected ways, from Orthodox Christianity and Hindutva to ‘conspirituality’, far-right extremism, and single-issue social movements.
The eBook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com
This superlative collection of essays sheds new light on the complex connections between violent extremism and religion across nations, ideologies and faiths. Infused with rich, thoughtful engagement from leading scholars, the book is a captivating contribution to our knowledge and understanding of these challenging and urgent issues. * John Horgan, Georgia State University, USA *
‘This volume asks us to reassess how we think about religion and radicalisation. It brings together renowned experts and original, empirically rich contributions on radicalisation, religion and extremism, far-right extremism and violent radicalisation that dissect questions of identity politics, ideology and history and how they intersect with radicalisation and religion. It is a valuable source and a must-read for policy makers, academics, analysts and the public alike.’ * Professor Raihan Ismail, HH Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies, Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Oxford, UK *
ISBN: 9781350350083
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312 pages