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God of Battles
Peter Partner
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Description for God of Battles
Paperback. What makes a war 'holy', and who decides that it is? This title examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. It shows how the ideal of the crusade, 'God's War', came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Num Pages: 364 pages, 24 Illus. 9 maps. BIC Classification: HBG; HBLC; HRC; HRH; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 571.
What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and ... Read more
What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
The University Press Group Ltd United States
Number of pages
364
Condition
New
Number of Pages
364
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691002354
SKU
V9780691002354
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About Peter Partner
Peter Partner worked for many years as a journalist for The Observer (for whom he wrote the leading article in the first week of the Suez Crisis) and The Economist, among other publications. His books include The Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages, The Murdered Magicians: The Templars and Their Myth, and The Pope's Men: ... Read more
Reviews for God of Battles
"The best part of this excellent book concerns the shifting traditions of Islam in the nineteenth and twentieth century... This is the only book I have read that comes to a fair and intelligent judgement on the Ayatollah Khomeini."
Andrew Wheatcroft, Sunday Times "Partner writes with impressive sensitivity towards the subjects he is discussing. He is aware of the need to ... Read more
Andrew Wheatcroft, Sunday Times "Partner writes with impressive sensitivity towards the subjects he is discussing. He is aware of the need to ... Read more