Deconstructing Terrorist Violence

Faith as a Mask
1. Auflage 2015
ISBN: 978-93-5150-064-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 374 g

Ram Puniyani through his long struggle against terrorism and sectarian violence has come up with a strong argument to show that terrorism is a political phenomenon, either aiming to control the oil-rich areas or pushing an agenda of sectarian nationalism. He analyzes the underlying issues threadbare and throws in a lot of uncomfortable questions while deconstructing the ideological modus operandi of religion and violence.

For all those who do not want their faith to be used as a mask!

Autoren/Hrsg.

Puniyani, Ram

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface: World Gripped by Terror: Is Terrorism Due to Religion?
Introduction: The Politics of Terror in Contemporary Times
I. TERRORISM TODAY: THE GLOBAL SCENE
A World Gripped by Terror
Changing Goals of Colonialism–Imperialism: From ‘White Man’s Burden’ to ‘War Against Terror’
Islam: Through the Ages
II. TERRORISM TODAY: THE VIEW FROM INDIA
Hindutva Terrorism
From Hindu, Hinduism, to Hindutva
III. INDIA: A VICTIM OF GLOBAL TERROR
Al Qaeda Strikes: The Mumbai Terror Attack
IV. RELIGION, POLITICS, AND TERRORISM
Civilizations–Religions: Clash or Alliance
Religion, Power, and Violence
Appendices
Bibliography
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Puniyani, Ram
Ram Puniyani is currently the Chairman at the Center for Study of Society and Secularism, Mumbai. He was a Professor of Biomedical Engineering, IIT Mumbai, and took voluntary retirement in 2004, and is currently working for communal harmony. He has been involved with human rights activities for the past two decades. He has also involved himself with groups working for workers’ rights. Ram Puniyani is also associated with various secular and democratic initiatives, namely, All India Secular Forum, Center for Study of Society and Secularism, and Anhad.