The enigma of the suicide bomber a psychoanalytic essay - De Masi, Franco (Karnac, 2011)
Originally published in Italian as Trauma, deumanizzazione e distruttività in 2008
Includes bibliographical references and index
A strategic aim -- Psychoanalytic contributions -- Origins and profile -- Martyrdom and the sadomasochistic link -- Murder-suicide -- The network and filicide -- The female suicide bomber -- Trauma -- Dehumanization -- Dissassociating emotions -- Unique identity and omnipotence -- A cannibal God -- Terrorism: reversible or irreversible?
Keywords: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Terrorism; Psychoanalyse; Psychologie; Terrorismus; Suicide bombings -- Psychological aspects; Psychoanalysis; Selbstmordattentat