The origins of religious violence: an Asian perspective
Nicholas F. Gier
The origins of religious violence: an Asian perspective
Author
Nicholas F. GierPublisher
Lexington BooksEdition 1
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Title and Author
The origins of religious violence: an Asian perspective / Nicholas F. GierPublication Details
لانهام : Lexington Books، 2014مPhysical Description
xxvii, 295 p.; 24 cm.Subject
Violence Religious aspectsReligion and civil society -- Asia
Social conflict Religious aspects
Nationalism Religious aspects
Language
انگلیسیIncludes bibliographical references )pages 972-682( and index.
Contents
From Mongols to mughals: Hindu-Muslim relations in Medieval India -- Hindu nationalism, modernism, and reverse Orientalism -- Premodern harmony, Sri Lankan Buddhist nationalism, and violence -- Burmese nationalisms and religious violence against Muslims -- Buddhism in Bhutan: from violent lamas to peaceful kings -- "Compassionate" violence in Tibet: 1,000 years of war magic -- Buddhism and Japanese nationalism: a sad chronicle of complicity -- Sikhism, the seduction of modernism, and the question of violence -- Religious nationalism, violence, and Taiping Christianity -- Hypotheses on the reasons for religious violence -- The gospel of weak belief, overcoming the other, and constructive postmodernism