Abstract
Recent research in terrorism studies has drawn attention to the threat and misogynistic violence of incels. In this chapter, Greenough demonstrates how the Bible has the potential to validate the violent ideologies that inform incel thinking and how religious language is used to popular effect in incel forums, revealing incel murderers as ‘saints’ or ‘martyrs’. The chapter explores misogynistic language in both the biblical text and in contemporary incel spaces.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The Bible and Violence |
| Editors | Chris Greenough, Johanna Stiebert , Johnathan Jodamus, Mmapula Kebaneilwe |
| Publisher | Bloombury, London |
| Publication status | Accepted/In press - 1 Jan 2024 |
Keywords
- Incel Ideologies
- Misogynistic Terrorism
- the Bible
- terrorism studies
- misogynistic violence
- misogynistic language
