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> From: Orion Anderson [mailto:libraryofsocialscience -!
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> Sent: 02 June 2005 18:25
> To: 'Ethnopolitics'
> Subject: Psychology of Terrorism
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> "The suicide bomber bears witness to his love of God by performing violent,
> sacrificial acts. The terrorist compels the "other" to replicate his own
> abject stance. Acts of terror are undertaken according to the logic: As I am
> compelled to sacrifice my life, so you too shall submit to my God and become
> a sacrificial victim."
> >From Richard Koenigsberg's "Position Paper" to be discussed at the On-Line
> Symposium, June 13-23 (to register please see below).
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> On-Line Symposium on Terrorism and Religious Violence
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> The "Symposium on Religious Fundamentalism" is attracting world-wide
> attention as the site of an exciting, generative conversation on the
> relationship between religion, ideology and political violence.
> We invite you to join this online Symposium featuring some of our most
> original and creative scholars. The Forum is sponsored by the award-winning
> PsyBC, recognized as the premiere organization using the Internet to offer
> online education for scholars and professionals.
> The Symposium is a panel discussion. When you register for the Symposium,
> you gain access to the forum, where the conversation unfolds. Panelists and
> attendees participate by posting comments and questions in response to a
> position paper. The next session will take place June 13-June 23. Please
> register as soon as possible to hold your place.
> To learn more or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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>
> Session #1
> June 13-23: Richard Koenigsberg, Ph. D. is a Social Psychologist, author of
> Hitler's Ideology and other books on the psychology of culture and history.
> His position paper will explore the relationship between attachment to
> "omnipotent" objects and the proclivity toward violence. Why do human beings
> identify so deeply with entities such as Gods and nations? Why do threats to
> these objects often provoke rage?
> Donald Moss, Ph. D., on the faculty at NYU and author of Hating in the First
> Person Plural, will be the lead commentator. Attendees are welcome to enter
> the discussion. Or if you wish, you may simply observe the conversation as
> it unfolds.
> To learn more or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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> Session #2
> June 27-July 10: Charles Strozier, Ph. D., is Professor of History, Director
> of the Center on Terrorism at John Jay College (CUNY), and author of
> Apocalypse: On the Psychology of Fundamentalism in America. His position
> paper will focus on Christian Fundamentalism in America, the relationship
> between idealism and violence, and the centrality of the concept of "evil"
> in contemporary discourse.
> Ana-Maria Rizzuto, M. D. will be the lead commentator on Strozier's paper.
> She is the world- renowned authority on the psychology of religion, author
> of the classic Birth of the Living God.
> To learn more or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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>
>
> Session #3
>
> July 18-28: James Jones, Ph. D. is Professor of Religion and Psychology at
> Rutgers University, author of numerous books, lecturer in Psychiatry and
> Religion at Union Theological Seminary and visiting Professor at the
> University of Uppsala in Sweden, from which he received an honorary
> doctorate. He will address the question of the specific circumstances
> (psychological and cultural) that cause the religious fundamentalist's
> beliefs to spill over into violent societal acts.
> Dan Hill, Ph. D., psychologist and the founder/director of PsyBC, will be
> the lead commentator on James Jones' position paper.
> To learn more or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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>
> You don't have to be at your computer at any special time. You can log in to
> the Symposium whenever you wish at any computer with access to the Internet.
> You will find the entire proceedings, including everything that has
> transpired since the last time that you logged in. All discussions are
> available at all times for attendees. If you can't attend at a particular
> time, the discussions will be available for you to read at any subsequent
> time.
> You may register for any ONE of the sessions, or for the entire Symposium.
> We hope you will join us at this exciting, on-line event.
> With best regards,
> Orion Anderson
> To learn more or to register, please CLICK HERE.
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> For further information call Orion Anderson at 718-393-1104 or send an email
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Mit freundlichen Gruessen
Oliver Benjamin Hemmerle
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