Entering the Mindset of Violent Religious Activists

Religions

Mark Juergensmeyer¹ 

[1] Department of Sociology and Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA; E-Mail

关键词: religious violence;    terrorism;    methodology;    interviews;    social analysis;   

DOI  :  10.3390/rel6030852

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

How can one enter the mindset of religious activists whose worldview and values are different from one’s own? This is the challenge for analyzing contemporary violent religious movements and individuals around the world. This essay suggests guidelines, based on the author’s interview experience, for entering religious minds through informative encounters, relational knowledge, bracketing assumptions, and constructing a view of the whole.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© 2015 by the author; licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.