Philippe Buc

Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror

Christianity, Violence, and the West

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Produktbeschreibung

Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 456
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. August 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 233mm x 152mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 687g
• ISBN-13: 9780812224016
• ISBN-10: 0812224019
• Artikelnr.: 47969879

Autorenporträt

Philippe Buc taught at Stanford University for two decades and is now Professor of Medieval History at the University of Vienna. He is author of several books, including The Dangers of Ritual: Between Early Medieval Texts and Social Scientific Theory.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Introduction. The Object of This History
Chapter 1. The American Way of War Through the Premodern Looking Glass
Chapter 2. Christian Exegesis and Violence
Chapter 3. Madness, Martyrdom, and Terror
Chapter 4. Martyrdom in the West: Vengeance, Purge, Salvation, and History
Chapter 5. Twins: National Holy War and Sectarian Terror
Chapter 6. Liberty and Coercion
Chapter 7. The Subject of History and the Making of History
Postface. No Future to That Past
List of Abbreviations
Notes
Select Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments