Religious Resources and Terrorism

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" Religious Resources and Terrorism "
Heather S. Gregg

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1079252
Doc. No	:	LA122881
Call No	:	‭10.1163/15685276-12341494‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	Heather S. Gregg
Title & Author	:	Religious Resources and Terrorism [Article]\ Heather S. Gregg
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Numen
Date	:	2018
Volume/ Issue Number	:	65/2-3
Page No	:	185–206
Abstract	:	This article draws upon resource mobilization theory (rmt) to propose five ways in which religious resources can contribute to groups that use violence to challenge the social or political status quo: by shaping the group’s ideology; through religious authority; as a code of conduct that binds members of the group together; by providing social and material resources; and as a form of identity. In these cases, religion is one of several key factors that motivates groups that use violence, including terrorism. Considering different ways in which religion can contribute to terrorism, as opposed to an all-or-nothing debate, allows for a more nuanced discussion of religion’s roles in perpetrating violence and possible paths to mitigating its influence.
Descriptor	:	Comparative Religion Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	General
Descriptor	:	History of Religion
Descriptor	:	religion Society
Descriptor	:	Religion in Antiquity
Descriptor	:	Religious Studies
Descriptor	:	Resource Mobilization Theory
Descriptor	:	Social Sciences
Descriptor	:	terrorism
Descriptor	:	violence
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/15685276-12341494‬