The enigma of the suicide bomber : a psychoanalytic essay /

Why does someone resolve to take his own life in order to murder other people? What is the state of mind which allows him to commit such a monstrous act? This book explores the mental state that compels certain individuals to perform murderous, suicidal acts and emphasizes that, whereas a suicidal t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: De Masi, Franco
Otros Autores: Slotkin, Philip
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Italiano
Publicado: London : Karnac, 2011.
Edición:1st English ed.
Temas:
Suicide bombings > Psychological aspects.
Psychoanalysis.
Death > Psychological aspects.
Attitude to Death
Attentats-suicides > Aspect psychologique.
Psychanalyse.
Mort > Aspect psychologique.
psychoanalysis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Terrorism.
Psychoanalysis
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • A strategic aim
  • Psychoanalytic contributions
  • Origins and profile
  • Martyrdom and the sadomasochistic link
  • Murder-suicide
  • The network and filicide
  • The female suicide bomber
  • Trauma
  • Dehumanization
  • Dissassociating emotions
  • Unique identity and omnipotence
  • A cannibal God
  • Terrorism: reversible or irreversible?

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