Blood Sacrifices contributors: - Dawn Perlmutter, Ph.D. - Robert J. Bunker, Ph.D. - Marc W.D. Tyrrell, Ph.D. - Paul Rexton Kan, Ph.D. - Lt.Col. Lisa J. Campbell, B.A., SME Beheadings - Tony M. Kail, B.A., SME Esoteric Religions - Pamela Ligouri Bunker, M.Litt., M.A. - Charles Cameron, B.A., SME Religious Violence - SA Andrew Bringuel, II, M.A., SME Criminal Extremism - Jo?se de Arimate?ia da Cruz, Ph.D. - Mark Safranski, M.A., M.Ed. - Alma Keshavarz, M.P.P., Ph.D. Student - Pauletta Otis, Ph.D. The acknowledgment that blood sacrifice, particularly human sacrifice, actively occurs in the 21st century is a pivotal triumph in scholarly research. Twenty years ago, this book could not have been published. In most universities, think tanks, and government research facilities, characterizing any type of murder as sacrificial was viewed at best as a secondary motive and at worst as junk science. - Dr. Dawn Perlmutter "...this is a must read for those in the contemporary 'occult revival' who misconstrue identity politics for spirituality - and even more so for those who recognize the incredible power that spiritual traditions hold for those who seriously pursue them...we have to be honest with the fact that what Bunker labels 'dark magico-religious activities' such as human sacrifice are a reality - and have become a serious and growing problem in the Americas and around the world." David B. Metcalfe, Eris Magazine . "Dr. Bunker has done a herculean job of shepherding this controversial book, where thirteen authors explore the dreadful and totemic cultural forces operating just beneath the surface of irregular warfare and religiously motivated extreme violence." Mark Safranski, zenpundit.com "Apparently nodding toward the incongruity of seriously studying blood sacrifices in 2016, Bunker and his co-authors compare their approach with alternative frameworks pursued by contemporary analysts, ranging from behavior science and rational scientific inquiry to data mining. They also argue, both explicitly and implicitly, that this salacious, bloodthirsty aspect of criminal groups has not received its due attention. To a large degree, they make a compelling case..." Patrick Corcoran, Insight Crime "Robert Bunker has assembled a strong cast of authors including Dawn Perlmutter and Paul Rexton Kan to explore this understudied topic. The general thrust of their argument is that the role of blood sacrifice and dark magic symbols, is understudied, under-recognized and under- appreciated in the modern study of violent nonstate actors (VNSA)." Nathan Jones, Parameters