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Facing the Ultimate Sacrifice Costly Signaling, Fictive Kinship & the Genesis of Suicide Terrorism

Piotr Prokopowitcz ; Faculty of Philosophy, University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland

Abstract

In this work the author tries to outline common approaches in interpretation of suicide terrorism and their shortcomings which are mainly empirically proven. Therefore, he proposes possible interpretative approaches from the perspective of evolutionary psychology and anthropology that overcome shortcomings of the already existing ones, mainly from the field of social sciences and humanities. In orienting at the group dynamics and systems of meaning the phenomenon of suicide terrorism has been viewed from a new
perspective which can help significantly to the creator of policies.

Keywords

suicide terrorism; psychopathology; poverty; costly signaling; fictive kinship

Hrčak ID:

21779

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/21779

Publication date:

25.1.2008.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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