Murder by suicide: Episodes from Muslim history

American Anthropologist

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 736-742

  Andriolo, Karin ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Iran; Islam; Middle East; Philippines; Suicide terrorism

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036741888     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.2002.104.3.736     Document Type: Review

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