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Radical Religion and Violence

Radical Religion and Violence

Jeffrey Kaplan

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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2015
Materia
Política y gobierno
ISBN:
9780415814140
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Jeffrey Kaplan has been one of the most influential scholars of new religious movements, extremism and terrorism. His pioneering use of interpretive fieldwork among radical and violent subcultures opened up new fields of scholarship and vastly increased our understanding of the beliefs and activities of extremists.

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