Investigating Religious Terrorism and Ritualistic Crimes
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (542 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0849310342 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 472 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-06-04 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Dilettantish crossover from Art and Semiotics to Forensics" according to Peter A. Cohen. Dawn Perlmutter, a former Professor of Art, and NYU graduate typifiesthe CSI effect whereby dilettantes believe themselves to be CrimeScene Investigators and Forensic Scientists because they will themselvesto be and they see a commercial and salutory opening to advance themselves in a heretofore uncluttered niche (t. Academic, Modern Treatment of Sacred Violence I've just finished my first reading of Dr. Perlmutter's fresh work. The text is offered with the conviction that "understanding the religious beliefs, ethics and ritual practices of unfamiliar religions is imperative to preventing future acts of violence." I sense my socio-cultural paradigm has shifted since reading. "Excellent, Comprehensive & Timely Book" according to A Customer. Dr. Perlmutter provides a remarkably complete volume on the subject of ritualisitc crime & religious terrorism. Her work is most current and is interesting for many audiences - criminal investigators, students, scholars and those who wish to read for knowledge. The book is enlightening and alarming.
"Don't touch anything, photograph everything, then pull this book out of the trunk of your car." - Charles Wetli, Chief Medical Examiner and Director of Forensic Sciences, Suffolk County, New York; Clinical Professor of Pathology at SUNY, Stony Brook
military's desecration of the corpses of Taliban fighters. The legalities of particular religious practices depend on many factors, such as the type of occult or religious activity, the current laws, and the intention of the individual practitioner. This case involved unusual symbolic and forensic evidence. Dawn Perlmutter appeared in an episode of "On the Case with Paula Zahn" (Investigation Discovery Channel)on Sunday, January 8, 2012. Dawn Perlmutter was interviewed by Robert Siegel August 29, 2014 on National Public Radio's All Things Considered in a segment about beheading as a modern warfare tactic.. She consulted on a 24-year-old cold case homicide that involved the ritualistic murder of Sister Margaret Ann Pahl in the sacristy of a chapel on Easter Saturday, 1980 in Toledo, Ohio. Written by the director of t