Belief and Bloodshed

Religion and Violence across Time and Tradition

Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, Christianity, Church, Church & State
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Author: ISBN: 9780742571341
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Publication: February 23, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Language: English
Author:
ISBN: 9780742571341
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Publication: February 23, 2007
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English

Intended for students as well as scholars of religion and violence, Belief and Bloodshed discusses how the relationship between religion and violence is not unique to a post-9/11 world_it has existed throughout all of recorded history and culture. The book makes clear the complex interactions between religion, violence, and politics to show that religion as always innocent or always evil is misguided, and that rationalizations by religion for political power and violence are not new. Chronologically organized, the book shows religiously motivated violence across a variety of historical periods and cultures, moving from the ancient to medieval to the modern world, ending with an essay comparing the speeches of an ancient king to the speeches of the current U.S. President.

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Intended for students as well as scholars of religion and violence, Belief and Bloodshed discusses how the relationship between religion and violence is not unique to a post-9/11 world_it has existed throughout all of recorded history and culture. The book makes clear the complex interactions between religion, violence, and politics to show that religion as always innocent or always evil is misguided, and that rationalizations by religion for political power and violence are not new. Chronologically organized, the book shows religiously motivated violence across a variety of historical periods and cultures, moving from the ancient to medieval to the modern world, ending with an essay comparing the speeches of an ancient king to the speeches of the current U.S. President.

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