Zealotry and Vengeance
On November 4, 1995 the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin left Israeli society shocked and bewildered by the reemergence of religiously motivated political violence in an age of secularism. In Zealotry and Vengeance Samuel Peleg analyzes the social, political, and structural motivations and conditions that have encouraged this resurgence of religious violence. It profiles the rise of the Zionist messianic movement from protest and activism to assassination, and asks whether the killing of Rabin...
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PrefaceIntroduction1Ch. 1Propagating the Wrath of God9Ch. 2A Guide for the Perplexed: Religious-Political Violence37Ch. 3The Wrath of God: Who Propagates It?59Ch. 4The Wrath of God: Why Is It Propagated?89Ch. 5The Wrath of God: How Is It Propagated?107Ch. 6The Revitalized Identity Group as Actor143Ch. 7Religious-Political Violence in Israel - Where Is It Heading?151Postscript: The Abyss Looks Back161Bibliography173Index185About the Author189
\ William A. GamsonThis book skillfully uses conflict theory and social movement theory to understand zealotry and vengeance. The author has the courage to analyze the growth of these tendencies in his own Israeli society.\ \ \ \ \ Harvey StarrFrom an interdisciplinary perspective, Peleg presents new, seminal observations regarding the connections between societal legitimacy and democracy with domestic conflict. By focusing on religion-based revitalization movements as identity groups, Peleg . . . challenge[s] the adequacy of the Realist state-centric paradigm for the study of conflict and violence in the global system.\ \ \ MobilizationPeleg's book is an impressive scholarly work. It is based on a rich theoretical background, with authoritative use of Russell, Arendt, Parsons, Manheim, and Habermas.\ \ \ \ \ Terrorism and Political ViolenceThe judicious use of a clear theoretical framework, with a strong internal logic, places this composition on a par with the major classical works that attempt to provide an explanation for Jewish political violence in Israel.\ \
