Suicide bombers : Allah's new martyrs
Khosrokhavar, Farhad2005
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In the Western media, the suicide bomber has become a familiar image in newspapers and on television. This text explores how the suicide bomber relates to the concept of the Martyr in fundamentalist Islam. The author contrasts it with the idea of the Martyr in Christianity.
Main title:
Suicide bombers : Allah's new martyrs / Farhad Khosrokhavar ; translated by David Macey.
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Imprint:
London : Pluto, 2005.
Collation:
vi, 258 p. ; 22 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9780745322834 (pbk)
Dewey class:
303.625
Local class:
303.625
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
370570