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Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism: Countering the Radical Mindset. Abingdon, uk: Routledge, 2016. Pp. xiii+ 265. isbn 978-1-138-77954-9 (hbk) $158. isbn 978-1-315-77116-8 (ebk) $44.05.Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism: Countering the Radical Mindset by Frances Flannery is a must-read for scholars of apocalypticism, both ancient and contemporary; given the commonalities (and interconnected of) gnosticism and apocalypticism, as noted by scholars such as G. Scholem and G. Stroumsa, Flannery’s work is valuable also for those who study Gnosticism, mysticism and esotericism.Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism is published within Routledge’s Political Violence series, which contains other valuable resources on apocalypticism, and Flannery’s contribution to the series is significant on many fronts. As Flannery points out, too often intelligence experts and political scientists have not taken seriously enough the religious worldview which motivates various international actors—nor have they valued or taken advantage of the knowledge brought to the table by scholars of religion. Understanding Apocalyptic Terrorism provides readers with a significant resource to assist them in making sense of complex groups cross-culturally united by a shared commitment to actualizing the end of the world.The book is aptly named as Flannery gives readers a window into how an apocalyptically-minded community, anticipating a change in the age or world at hand,
Gnosis: Journal of Gnostic Studies – Brill
Published: Jul 17, 2017
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