Ruth Stein's pioneering study explains suicidal terrorism from a psychoanalytic perspective. She argues that most Islamic extremists undertake destructive and self-destructive actions not out of blind hatred, nor even for political gain, but to achieve an explosive merger with a transcendent awesome Father, God. The extremist is thus motivated more by his love for God than his hatred of the infidel. The contemporary Islamic terrorist kills "God's enemies" to express his intoxication with and complete submission to the God-idea. Stein further shows that this same leitmotif of filial submission and sacrifice runs through patriarchal monotheism in general.
| ISBN: | 9780804763042 |
| Publication date: | 28th October 2009 |
| Author: | Ruth Stein |
| Publisher: | Stanford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 248 pages |
| Series: | Meridian |
| Genres: |
Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology Religion and beliefs |
Ruth Stein's pioneering study explains suicidal terrorism from a psychoanalytic perspective. She argues that most Islamic extremists undertake destructive and self-destructive actions not out of blind hatred, nor even for political gain, but to achieve an explosive merger with a transcendent awesome Father, God.
For Love of the Father features in the following genres: Psychoanalytical and Freudian psychology, Religion and beliefs
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For Love of the Father was written by Ruth Stein and published by Stanford University Press
For Love of the Father has 248 pages
Yes it is part of Meridian series