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The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence
Mark Juergensmeyer
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Description for The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence
Paperback. Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. Editor(s): Juergensmeyer, Mark; Kitts, Margo; Jerryson, Michael K. Series: Oxford Handbooks in Religion and Theology. Num Pages: 672 pages. BIC Classification: HRAC; HRAM9; HRAX; JFFE. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 170 x 33. .
Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. The forty original essays in this volume include overviews of major religious traditions, showing how violence is justified within the literary and theological foundations of the tradition, how it is used symbolically and in ritual practice, and how social acts of violence and warfare have been justified by religious ideas. The essays also ... Read more
Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. The forty original essays in this volume include overviews of major religious traditions, showing how violence is justified within the literary and theological foundations of the tradition, how it is used symbolically and in ritual practice, and how social acts of violence and warfare have been justified by religious ideas. The essays also ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
672
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Oxford Handbooks
Condition
New
Number of Pages
672
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190270094
SKU
V9780190270094
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About Mark Juergensmeyer
Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Margo Kitts is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Religious Studies and East-West Classical Studies at Hawai'i Pacific University in Honolulu. Michael Jerryson is ... Read more
Reviews for The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence
Quite excellent and easily navigated by specialists and nonspecialists alike.
CHOICE
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence is a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarly literature on the relationship between religion and violence...it should definitely be read by all those interested in the various ways religion has been used to legitimate violence.
Politics, Religion, & ... Read more
CHOICE
The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence is a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarly literature on the relationship between religion and violence...it should definitely be read by all those interested in the various ways religion has been used to legitimate violence.
Politics, Religion, & ... Read more