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- Publisher
- Wiley
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.
- ISSN
- 1742-3341
- eISSN
- 1556-9187
- DOI
- 10.1002/aps.63
- Publisher site
- See Article on Publisher Site
Abstract
This essay presents what the author proposes are the motivational bases for Usama bin Laden's avowed “holy war” against the United States. Bin Laden's biography is presented against the backdrop of the recent political history of the Middle Eastern Islamic world including the emergence of radical Islam. In assessing bin Laden's personality from the data that are available, three features are prominent: archaic narcissistic states (expressed as conscious and unconscious fantasies), paranoia and a Manichean sense of reality. It is shown that his ideology derives from his personality and his perception of and reaction to political events involving the United States and nations in the Middle East. The findings suggest that bin Laden imagines that he is walking in the shoes of the prophet Muhammad as he engages in an apocalyptic war to restore Islam as a potent force in the world. Usama bin Laden is compared to Hitler as a charismatic, messianic leader. Copyright © 2004 Whurr Publishers Ltd.
Journal
International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies – Wiley
Published: Jun 1, 2004