Dehumanisation in religious and sectarian violence: the case of Islamic State

Gilbert Ramsay

doi:10.1080/23269995.2016.1253271

Dehumanisation in religious and sectarian violence: the case of Islamic State

Gilbert Ramsay

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-578
Number of pages	17
Journal	Global Discourse
Volume	6
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23269995.2016.1253271
Publication status	Published - 19 Jan 2017

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Keywords

Dehumanisation
Violence
Religion
Sectarianism
Islamic State
Ideology

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