Altruistic suicide: A few reflections

Archives of Suicide Research

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-7

  Leenaars, Antoon A ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Karolinska Institute ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Altruistic suicide; Durkheim; Martyrdom; Suicide bomber; Taxonomy; Terrorist

Indexed keywords

EID: 17544378529     PISSN: 13811118     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13811110490243778     Document Type: Article

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