Blood That Cries Out from the Earth: The Psychology of Religious Terrorism

by James W. Jones

Book Overview

Religious terrorism has become the scourge of the modern world. What causes a person to kill innocent strangers in the name of religion? As both a clinical psychologist and an authority on comparative religion, James W. Jones is uniquely qualified to address this increasingly urgent question. Research on the psychology of violence shows that several factors work to make ordinary people turn "evil." These include feelings of humiliation or shame, a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019533597X
• ISBN13: 9780195335972
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.5"