TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1984//
TI  - PLO Messianism: diagnosis of a modern gnostic sect
JO  - Terrorism
A1  - Nisan, Mordechai
SP  - 299
EP  - 312
VL  - 7
IS  - 3
N2  - Placed against the backdrop of the recent war in Lebanon, this original analysis of the PLO rests upon the conviction that this movement is not merely a military‐political body, but is a kind of "religious" sect in meaning, intent, and form. This philosophical interpretation of the PLO draws upon a gnostic model in order to uncover the psychological universe of the PLO. In so doing, the author employs the interdisciplinary method of linking religion and politics (which is a view of political culture in the Arab‐Muslim world) to penetrate to the ultimate inner reality of the PLO. In this search, it is difficult to avoid concluding that the PLO represents a highly disorderly force in the Mideastern and global settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0149-0389
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10576108408435580
ID  - ref1
ER  -