Religious Knives: Historical and Psychological Dimensions of International Terrorism

by Jouni Suistola, Vamik Volkan, Vamik Volkan M.D.

In this timely multidimensional study, historian Jouni Suistola and psychoanalyst Vamik D. Volkan draw on their respective disciplines and their own personal and professional experiences to investigate the historical and psychological roots of terrorism. Specifically, what is it in human nature that allows people to terrorize and kill the other, and what societal factors--whether political, economic, or religious--lead to terrorism? And, in turn,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1634311302
• ISBN13: 9781634311304
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Pitchstone Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"