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Articles 1 - 13 of 13
Full-Text Articles in Psychology
American Graffiti: Musings On The Ground Zero Mosque, Ibpp Editor
American Graffiti: Musings On The Ground Zero Mosque, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses reactions and parallels to a mosque proposed near the site of the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center in public discourse.
God And Man In The White House: Implications For Going To War, Ibpp Editor
God And Man In The White House: Implications For Going To War, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article highlights pertinent psychological research on the relationship between a national leader’s religious beliefs and that leader’s decision making on going to war.
Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
Magical Thinking But No Magic: Implications For Sacred Terrorism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes lay and scientific psychological constructs of magic with implications for terrorism perpetrated through religious motivation.
21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor
21st-Century Crusades And Demonizing Islam: Commentary On Inderfuth, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article comments on public discourse transmitted through Western-financed mass media that attempts to demonize variants of Islam--e.g., that of the Taliban.
Trends. Spinning Buddhas, Ibpp Editor
Trends. Spinning Buddhas, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article discusses the March 2001 destruction of the Bamiyan Buddhas in Afghanistan by the Taliban.
Trends. The Idolatry Of Ignorance And Iconoclasm: Notes On The Taliban, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Idolatry Of Ignorance And Iconoclasm: Notes On The Taliban, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The New York Times has reported that at least some Taliban authorities have directed that all statues in Afghanistan--including those commonly viewed as priceless exemplars of cultural (largely Buddhist) heritage and as treasures--be destroyed. The Taliban's rationale--that these statues have been used as idols and deities by non-Islamic believers and may be turned into idols in the future--is largely discussed in the context of leading to a global cultural catastrophe, as an unacceptable decision, as gratuitous vandalism, as exemplifying a rigid ignorance deserving unique contempt and disgust.
Mirror Imaging And Ideology In Palestine, Ibpp Editor
Mirror Imaging And Ideology In Palestine, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article identifies ideological mirror imaging on the part of most United States (US) policymakers concerning the political cognitions of many Palestinian National Authority leaders, PNA supporters, and Arab and Islamic supporters and exploiters of the construct of Palestinian self-determination.
Time: A Sacred And Secular Control Mechanism, Ibpp Editor
Time: A Sacred And Secular Control Mechanism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes how the construct of time can be employed to wittingly or unwittingly control human psychology in the political world.
Religion As Opium, Religion As Vitamin: Comments On Pope John Paul Ii's Papacy And Political Power, Ibpp Editor
Religion As Opium, Religion As Vitamin: Comments On Pope John Paul Ii's Papacy And Political Power, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article considers the interface between institutionalized and organized religion on the one hand and formally constituted and secular governmental authority on the other, in the context of Pope John Paul II's papacy.
Trends. The Devil's In The Details: The Vatican And Exorcism, Ibpp Editor
Trends. The Devil's In The Details: The Vatican And Exorcism, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
The author discusses the recent revision to the Roman Catholic ritual of exorcism.
Entering The Cult: The Role Of Personality And Self-Peer Agreement, Ibpp Editor
Entering The Cult: The Role Of Personality And Self-Peer Agreement, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This paper describes a psychological factor which may make it more likely that people voluntarily enter cults. The same factor may be used by cult solicitors and gate keepers to create "voluntary entry."
Controlling Control In The Cult: Big Brother, Little Brothers, And "Turning In", Ibpp Editor
Controlling Control In The Cult: Big Brother, Little Brothers, And "Turning In", Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
A previous article (IBPP, Vol. 1, No. 9, "The Psychology of Controlling Control") described the psychological challenges that must be surmounted by political leaders desiring to control others. The present article describes psychological phenomena w
To Stay Or To Go: Social Identity And Self-Categorization Theories, Ibpp Editor
To Stay Or To Go: Social Identity And Self-Categorization Theories, Ibpp Editor
International Bulletin of Political Psychology
This article describes some psychological factors affecting whether members remain in a cult or leave.