Title
The novelty of Jihadist terror
Document Type
Journal article
Source Publication
Society
Publication Date
5-1-2009
Volume
46
Issue
3
First Page
210
Last Page
213
Abstract
It is notoriously difficult to grasp the distinctiveness of one’s own epoch. We lack distance from events, and hence a sober perspective on them. Intellectual laziness and wishful thinking may induce us to fall back on entrenched habits of mind. Another salient obstacle to creative thought is the inertia of our language. Terms well suited to past situations are often applied to radically different times; hence the reflex of modern commentators to label the jihadist radicalism of al Qaeda as “fascist,” “totalitarian,” or “Islamo-fascist.”
DOI
10.1007/s12115-009-9197-6
Print ISSN
01472011
E-ISSN
19364725
Publisher Statement
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Full-text Version
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Language
English
Recommended Citation
Baehr, P. (2009). The novelty of Jihadist terror. Society, 46(3), 210-213. doi: 10.1007/s12115-009-9197-6
