Paul R Powers

Religion and Violence

A Religious Studies Approach

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Does religion cause much of the world's violence? This core textbook book explores the potential of classic social theories to shed light on the relationships between religion and violence. Accessible and engaging, it is ideal for any student approaching the topic of religion and violence for the first time.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 282
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 494g
• ISBN-13: 9780367432027
• ISBN-10: 0367432021
• Artikelnr.: 69939303

Autorenporträt

Paul R. Powers is Associate Professor of Religious Studies at Lewis & Clark College, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface 1. Introduction: Religion and the Management of Violence 2. Maximalism
Minimalism
and a Way Forward 3. Karl Marx
Marxists
and Marxians: Religion
Oppression
and Revolution 4. Émile Durkheim: Religion as Social Grouping and Social Grappling 5. Victor Turner: Liminal States
Social Stability
and Social Upheaval 6. Max Weber on Asceticism: Breaking the World to Save It 7. Modernization
Secularization
and their Discontents 8. Church-Sect-Cult: Social Formation and Patterns of Violence 9. Some Building Blocks of Religion and Violence 10. The Special Case of Islam? Appendix: Toward a Typology of Violence in RV