Violence as worship: religious wars in the age of globalization
Hans G. Kippenberg; translated by Brian McNeil
Violence as worship: religious wars in the age of globalization
Author
Hans G. Kippenberg; translated by Brian McNeilPublisher
Stanford University PressEdition 1
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شناسنامه
Contractual title
Gewalt als Gottesdienst .Title and Author
Violence as worship: religious wars in the age of globalization / Hans G. Kippenberg; translated by Brian McNeilPublication Details
استنفورد : Stanford University Press، 2011مPhysical Description
viii, 286 p.: maps; 24 cm.Subject
Violence Religious aspects IslamViolence Religious aspects Christianity
Violence Religious aspects Judaism
War Religious aspects Islam
War Religious aspects Christianity
War Religious aspects Judaism
Globalization Religious aspects
Language
انگلیسی"Originally published in German under the title Gewalt als Gottesdienst.".
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]312[ - 772( and index.
Includes bibliographical references )p. ]312[ - 772( and index.
Contents
Violent religious practices -- The growth of social communities in the age of globalization -- Faith communities as actors in civil society -- The People's Temple -- Every day Ashura, every tomb Kerbala: Iran 1977-1981 -- "The party of God" intervenes in the war: Lebanon 1975-2000 -- Israel's wars of redemption -- Fighting for the foundational land (waqf) of Palestine -- American Protestants prepare the way for the eschatological battlefield in Palestine -- September 11, 2001: a raid (ghazwa) on the path of God -- The war of the USA against terror, a war without borders -- Concluding remarks: wars of religion in the age of globalization