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Terror in the Mind of God

Terror in the Mind of God: The Global Rise of Religious Violence
Author
Mark Juergensmeyer
Published
2000
Pages
331
Recommended
Once
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Why it’s on the list: Juergensmeyer interviewed the perpetrators — Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Buddhist — and argues religious terrorism is performance: cosmic war staged for an audience.

Where I saw it: A reply to @SpencrGreenberg’s question on X, June 5, 2025 — “What non-fiction book taught you the most about how the world (or how humanity or society) really works?” — recovered from that thread and saved to Kyle’s Apple Note “Books To Read”. Thread: https://x.com/spencrgreenberg/status/1930639380424577198

Connections

  • A question for you — What non-fiction… (tweet) — the saved thread this recommendation came from.
  • Terrorism · Religion · Culture — where this sits in the corpus.