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From ISIS attacks to the conflict between Israel and Palestine, Sacred Fury explores the connections between faith and violence in world religions. Author Charles Selengut looks at religion as both a force for peace and for violence, and he asks key questions such as how “religious” is this violence and what drives the faithful to attack in the names of their beliefs? Revised throughout, the third edition features new material on violence in Buddhism and Hinduism, the rise of ISIS, “lone wolf terrorists,” and more. This up-to-date edition draws on a variety of disciplines to comprehend forms of religious violence both historically and in the present day. The third edition of Sacred Fury is an essential resource for understanding the connections between faith and violence.

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In this revised and expanded edition of Sacred Fury, Selengut surveys the rise of religious violence in world affairs, including lone wolf terrorism in Europe and the United States, the emergence of ISIS in the Middle East, and new forms of Buddhist violence in Southeast Asia. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people, adopting religious images of divine conquest, engage in acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission. This will be a helpful volume both for classroom use and public discussion. It helps us think anew about the causes of religious violence and how we should appropriately respond. -- Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara Charles Selengut's updated and revised Sacred Fury continues to be an invaluable resource to anyone interested in the complexities of religiously motivated violence. Now more than ever, it is a must-read for students, academics, and the general public. Selengut's uniquely personal approach adds a needed psychological dimension to our understanding of religious violence and religiously motivated terrorism. -- Jeffrey S. Kaplan, (University of Wisconsin Oshkosh)

In this revised and expanded edition of Sacred Fury, Selengut surveys the rise of religious violence in world affairs, including lone wolf terrorism in Europe and the United States, the emergence of ISIS in the Middle East, and new forms of Buddhist violence in Southeast Asia. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people, adopting religious images of divine conquest, engage in acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission. This will be a helpful volume both for classroom use and public discussion. It helps us think anew about the causes of religious violence and how we should appropriately respond. -- Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara Charles Selengut's updated and revised Sacred Fury continues to be an invaluable resource to anyone interested in the complexities of religiously motivated violence. Now more than ever, it is a must-read for students, academics, and the general public. Selengut's uniquely personal approach adds a needed psychological dimension to our understanding of religious violence and religiously motivated terrorism. -- Jeffrey Kaplan, Jilin University, People's Republic of China

In this revised and expanded edition of Sacred Fury, Selengut surveys the rise of religious violence in world affairs, including lone wolf terrorism in Europe and the United States, the emergence of ISIS in the Middle East, and new forms of Buddhist violence in Southeast Asia. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people, adopting religious images of divine conquest, engage in acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission. This will be a helpful volume both for classroom use and public discussion. It helps us think anew about the causes of religious violence and how we should appropriately respond. -- Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Charles Selengut is professor of sociology at County College of Morris and former professor of religion at Drew University. He is the author of several books, including Our Promised Land: Faith and Militant Zionism in Israeli Settlements.

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