Caravan of martyrs : sacrifice and suicide bombing in Afghanistan /

"In Caravan of Martyrs, David Edwards argues that we need to understand the rise of suicide bombing in relation to the cultural beliefs and ritual practices associated with sacrifice. Before the war in Afghanistan began, the sacrificial killing of a sheep demonstrated a tribe's desire for...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Edwards, David B. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Martyrdom > Islam.
Sacrifice > Afghanistan.
Suicide bombings.
Martyre > Islam.
Sacrifice > Afghānistān.
Attentats-suicides.
RELIGION > Islam > General.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > General.
Sacrifice.
Afghanistan.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Sacrifice
  • Honor
  • Martyrdom
  • Virtue and vice
  • Fedayeen
  • Suicide bombing
  • Selfies
  • The widening gyre
  • Afghan chronology (1964-2015).

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