„Religious intelligence” (HASSNER 2011)

 

Ron Hassner, Religious intelligence, „Terrorism and political violence”, Taylor and Franics Group, 2011, 23, 684-710

Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley,

Berkeley, California, USA

Keywords:  conflict, culture, holy, intelligence, religion, sacred

Religion and conflict

The Religious Intelligence Challenge

Prominence

Centrality

Salience

Impact

 

Three Issues Areas

Table 1. Case studies, variables, and outcomes

1973 War – Phenomenon: Sacred time – Prominence: Low - Correct assessment of Centrality: Y - Correct assessment of Salience: Y - Correct assessment of Impact: N – Result: Mixed

Amritsar 1984 – Phenomenon: Sacred space - Prominence: Medium - Correct assessment of Centrality:Y - Correct assessment of Salience: N - Correct assessment of Impact: N – Result: Failure

Amritsar 1988 - Phenomenon: Sacred space - Prominence: Medium - Correct assessment of Centrality: Y- Correct assessment of Salience: Y - Correct assessment of Impact: Y – Result: Success -

Iranian Revolution – Phenomenon: Sacred authority - Prominence: High - Correct assessment of Centrality: N - Correct assessment of Salience: N - Correct assessment of Impact: N – Result: Failure

 

Sacred Time: The 1973 War

Sacred Space: Operations Blue Star (1984) and Black Thunder (1988)

Sacred Authority: The Iranian Revolution

 

Conclusion: Assigning the Task