Dialectics of Terror
Analysis of the Interrelationship among Religion, Conflict, and Terrorism
Keywords:
Terrorism, Philosophy, Peace and Conflict StudiesAbstract
This is a sociological analysis to show how religion functions in a society and why religion becomes a source of conflict including its most destructive type, namely, terrorism. It also attempts to explain how, in spite of such divisive ability, religion has the potential for nurturing unity in the society, even through conflict.
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