Radical Redemption Model - Terrorist Beliefs and Narratives

This book presents a grounded theory to explain the motivations behind the actions of religiously-inspired terrorists. Through in-depth interviews with people convicted of terrorism, Beatice de Graaf reveals the belief systems of those who decide to join the fight and offers a new understanding of the elusive and perennial connection between religion and violence, between radical beliefs and terrorism.

List of contents

• Acknowledgments


• A Paradigm for Studying Extreme Belief and Behavior: Introduction to the Series


• Chapter 1: Terrorists and Their Beliefs


• Chapter 2: The Desire for Radical Redemption: A Novel Approach


• Chapter 3: Radical Redemption in History


• Chapter 4: The First Panel: Sensing a Deficit


• Chapter 5: The Second Panel: Devotion and Struggle


• Chapter 6: The Third Panel: Validation Achieved?


• Chapter 7: Radical Redemption Narratives in Other Contexts


• Chapter 8: Toward a Grounded Theory of Radical Redemption


• Chapter 9: Conclusion


• Appendix 1: Interviewees and Profiles


• Appendix 2: Methods


• Appendix 3: Ethics


• References


• Index

Product details

• Authors: Beatrice De Graaf, Beatrice (Distinguished Professor and Ch De Graaf
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.02.2025
• EAN: 9780197792469
• ISBN: 978-0-19-779246-9
• No. of pages: 360
• Series: Extreme Belief and Behavior Series
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), PSYCHOLOGY / Social Psychology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, Social, group or collective psychology, Espionage & secret services, Espionage and secret services