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LEADER: 01900cam a2200373 a 4500
001 2009005174
003 DLC
005 20100525085611.0
008 090205s2009 nyug b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2009005174
020 $a9780061430817 :$c$25.99
020 $a0061430811 :$c$25.99
035 $a(OCoLC)ocn302099939
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dYDX$dNPL$dIH7$dLF3$dB2A$dFHP$dBWX$dDLC
050 00 $aBP190.5.T47$bG57 2009
082 00 $a201/.76332$222
100 1 $aGlucklich, Ariel.
245 10 $aDying for heaven :$bholy pleasure and suicide bombers--why the best qualities of religion are also its most dangerous /$cAriel Glucklich.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bHarperOne,$cc2009.
300 $a345 p. :$bmusic ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [293]-328) and index.
505 0 $aReligious self-destructiveness and nuclear deterrence -- The mysteries of pleasure -- The varieties of religious pleasure -- The school for happiness -- Disgust and desire: why we sacrifice for the group -- God's love and the Prozac effect -- Spiritual love and the seeds of annihilation -- The paradise paradox: the misery of heaven-addicts -- The martyr's theater.
520 $aA scholar and advisor to the Pentagon explains the religious motivations of terrorists, and tells why suicide missions may be rational and pleasurable for them.
650 0 $aTerrorism$xReligious aspects$xIslam.
650 0 $aSuicide bombers$xReligious life.
650 0 $aTerrorists$xReligious life.
650 0 $aViolence$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aHedonism$xReligious aspects.
650 0 $aHeaven.
650 0 $aParadise.
650 0 $aFuture life.
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009005174-d.html
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009005174-b.html