Suicide to harass others: Clues from mythology to understanding suicide bombing attacks

Crisis

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 22-30

  Preti, Antonio ^a,b  

^a Genneruxi Medical Center   (Italy)

^b Centro Medico Genneruxi   (Italy)

Author keywords

Greek world and history; Mythology; Narration; Prevention; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EXPLOSION; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

ATTITUDE; COGNITION; EXPLOSIONS; HOSTILITY; HUMANS; MYTHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE;

EID: 33744723061     PISSN: 02275910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910.27.1.22     Document Type: Article

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