The devoted actor’s will to fight and the spiritual dimension of human conflict
Abstract
Frontline investigations with fighters against the Islamic State (ISIL or ISIS), combined with multiple online studies, address willingness to fight and die in intergroup conflict. The general focus is on non-utilitarian aspects of human conflict, which combatants themselves deem ‘sacred’ or ‘spiritual’, whether secular or religious. Here we investigate two key components of a theoretical framework we call ‘the devoted actor’—sacred values and...
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Title
The devoted actor’s will to fight and the spiritual dimension of human conflict
Published Date
Sep 4, 2017
Journal
Volume
1
Issue
9
Pages
673 - 679
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