Open AccessSuicide Attacks or "Martyrdom Operations" in Contemporary Jihad Literature
Author(s) -
David Cook
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
nova religio the journal of alternative and emergent religions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.16
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1541-8480
pISSN - 1092-6690
DOI - 10.1525/nr.2002.6.1.7
Subject(s) - islam , product (mathematics) , sociology , psychology , religious studies , history , philosophy , theology , mathematics , geometry
Martyrdom operations are a factor in contemporary
radical Islam. These operations have their roots in classical jihad
literature, but fundamentally are a by-product of widespread frustration and perceived humiliations on the part of Muslims. The attacks of
11 September 2001 are rooted within this tradition
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