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BRUCE LINCOLN, Holy Terrors: Thinking about Religion after September 11 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2003). Pp. 153. $25.00 cloth

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2004

MICHAEL BARKUN
MICHAEL BARKUN
Affiliation:
Department of Political Science, Maxwell School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.; e-mail: mbarkun@maxwell.syr.edu
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The 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks spawned a cottage industry of instant analysis. The result has been an avalanche of books that purport to explain terrorism, Islam, and the relationship between religion and violence. Most of the books written in the shadow of these events are superficial efforts unlikely to be remembered a few years hence. Bruce Lincoln's is a rare and distinguished exception. It is sure to outlast its competitors both in providing an understanding of 11 September and in offering broader frameworks for analyzing the linkages between religion and political change.

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International Journal of Middle East Studies , Volume 36 , Issue 3 , August 2004 , pp. 514 - 515
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2004 Cambridge University Press

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