Dehumanisation in religious and sectarian violence : the case of Islamic State
Abstract
It is often taken more or less for granted that perpetrators of mass killings and other acts of violent atrocity dehumanise their victims in order to justify killing them. Drawing on the past decade of developments in psychological theories of dehumanisation, and on representations and explanations of killing provided by Islamic State, this paper argues for a more complex understanding of the role of notions about humanity and inhumanity in the legitimation of violence.
Citation
Ramsay , G 2017 , ' Dehumanisation in religious and sectarian violence : the case of Islamic State ' , Global Discourse , vol. 6 , no. 4 , pp. 561-578 . https://doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2016.1253271
Publication
Global Discourse
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
2326-9995Type
Journal article
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