Worldwide media reports provide an unreflected and warped image of relations prior to the rise of terrorism. The present paper intends to examine the causes and factors of the social and political phenomenon of terrorism and concentrates on religious motivations of terrorist actions. After a conceptual and definitional discussion on « terrorism », the paper follows the classification of this phenomenon in a social framework in order to identify possible causes and factors. Then, it focuses on the religious components of this phenomenon before adding an historical perspective. Finally, it goes back to the ambivalency of the various religions and traditions and concludes that the relationship between religion and terrorism is contingent and plausibel rather than necessary
« Pourquoi ? » Des facteurs du terrorisme à caractère religieux comme phénomène sociopolitique moderne
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AUTEUR : SOPHIA KREMZER
ABSTRACT
Worldwide media reports provide an unreflected and warped image of relations prior to the rise of terrorism. The present paper intends to examine the causes and factors of the social and political phenomenon of terrorism and concentrates on religious motivations of terrorist actions. After a conceptual and definitional discussion on « terrorism », the paper follows the classification of this phenomenon in a social framework in order to identify possible causes and factors. Then, it focuses on the religious components of this phenomenon before adding an historical perspective. Finally, it goes back to the ambivalency of the various religions and traditions and concludes that the relationship between religion and terrorism is contingent and plausibel rather than necessary
Authors | Sophia Kremser |
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Themes | interreligious dialogue |
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