Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers- Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous

, by Glucklich, Ariel

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ISBN: 9780061430824 | 006143082X
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 9/7/2010

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A scholar and advisor to the Pentagon explains the religious motivations of terrorists, and tells why suicide missions may be rational and pleasurable for them.

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Introduction	p. 1
Religious Self-Destructiveness and Nuclear Deterrence	p. 11
The Mysteries of Pleasure	p. 41
The Varieties of Religious Pleasure	p. 67
The School for Happiness	p. 101
Disgust and Desire: Why We Sacrifice for the Group	p. 131
God's Love and the Prozac Effect	p. 159
Spiritual Love and the Seeds of Annihilation	p. 193
The Paradise Paradox: The Misery of Heaven-Addicts	p. 225
The Martyr's Theater	p. 251
Conclusion	p. 287
Acknowledgments	p. 291
Notes	p. 293
Index	p. 329
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Dying for Heaven: Holy Pleasure and Suicide Bombers- Why the Best Qualities of Religion Are Also Its Most Dangerous

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