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100 1 _aGlucklich, Ariel.
245 1 0 _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 4 2 _3Publisher description
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009005174-d.html
856 4 2 _3Contributor biographical information
_uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1009/2009005174-b.html
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