Terrorism, God and Other Things

 Based on the week’s readings, describe the different sub-types of “sacred” terror. How do the concepts central to the ancient uses of religious terror (Thugs, Assassins, Zealots) animate modern religious terrorism? How does religiously-motivated terror differ from the secular use of terror? 

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• Mohammad Hossein Mojtahedi, & Joris van Wijk. (2019). The Promotion of Secularization as a Counterterrorism Strategy to Religious Terrorism: A Case Study of Iraq. Journal for Deradicalization, Winter(21), 144–180. http://ezproxy.umgc.edu/login?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsdoj&AN=edsdoj.5886cc97737e468aaaf3406a40b27dcf&site=eds-live&scope=site