Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism - 9781138779549

Name: Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism - 9781138779549
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

Understanding Apocalyptic TerrorismCountering the Radical Mindset\nAuthor(s): Frances L. Flannery\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9781138779549, 978-1138779549\nSynopsis\nThis book explores a cross-cultural worldview called 'radical apocalypticism' that underlies the majority of terrorist movements in the twenty-first century. \n\nAlthough not all apocalypticism is violent, in its extreme forms radical apocalypticism gives rise to terrorists as varied as members of Al Qaeda, Anders Behring Breivik, or Timothy McVeigh. In its secular variations, it also motivates ideological terrorists, such as the eco-terrorists Earth Liberation Front or The Unabomber, Ted Kaczynski. This book provides an original paradigm for distinguishing between peaceful and violent or radical forms of apocalypticism and analyses the history, major transformations, and characteristics of the apocalyptic thought system. Using an inter-disciplinar.