Gideon Aran is a professor of sociology and anthropology at the Hebrew University, Jerusalem. He is the author, most recently, of The Smile of the Human Bomb: New Perspectives on Suicide Terrorism.
Preface 1. Hell: The Arena of Suicide Terrorism from a Zero Range Part I: Introducing ZAKA: Roots, Context, Composition, Dynamics 2. Fascination with Unnatural death: Past and Present 3. Culture and Personality of Horrific Death Specialists 4. Torah Study vs. Deathwork 5. New Torah: Terrorism-Centered Sacred Norms Part II: Themes in the Anthropology and Sociology of ZAKA 6. Strange pairings 7. God-Fearing Acrobats 8. The Spell of Tearing the Body Apart; The Magic of Piecing the Body Together 9. Pious Counterterrorism Epilogue: Headhunting, Smiles, and Human Sacrifice Endnotes Index
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