Charles Selengut

Sacred Fury

Understanding Religious Violence

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Updated throughout, the third edition of the acclaimed Sacred Fury explores violence in world religion. Featuring new material on violence in Buddhism and Hinduism, the rise of ISIS, "lone wolf terrorists," and more, this is an essential text for understanding the connections between religion and violence both historically and today.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Third Edition
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. Dezember 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 564g
• ISBN-13: 9781442276833
• ISBN-10: 1442276835
• Artikelnr.: 45644272

Autorenporträt

By Charles Selengut

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Study of Religion and Violence Chapter 1: Fighting for
God: Scriptural Obligations and Holy Wars Chapter 2: Psychological
Perspectives Chapter 3: Apocalyptic Violence Chapter 4: Civilizational
Clashes, Culture Wars, and Religious Violence Chapter 5: Religious
Suffering, Martyrdom, and Sexual Violence Conclusion: Toward a Holistic
Approach to Religious Violence