Psychology of Religious Martyrdom
Another incomprehensible act happen again. Twenty-two young children and teenagers were out enjoying an Ariana Grande concert, singing and dancing along with her. Then their lives were abruptly cut short by a young man around their same age. Detonating a sophisticated bomb in a crowded public event, taking his own life along with 22 others.(CB,Pg6) When most people hear the term martyrs they think of crazy, uneducated, and poor psychopathic men out for blood, however it is quite the opposite. Most are well educated, from middle to upperclass.(VN,pg18) Terrorist psychology and motivation is highly misunderstood to people on the outside looking in, albeit many terrorist groups often exclude these crazed fanatics from joining. Emotionally disturbed individuals can create a weak link within the group. Majority of the individuals are able to think intricately, additionally behave
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If they just wanted to comment suicide for their cause, they could easily do it in the comforts of their own home or place of worship. In the west, a similar act is called Murder-suicide, trying to take as many innocent lives as possible. The killing of themselves simultaneously coincides with the killing of others, furthermore both are equally important to the person strapped with the