RT Book
T1 Violence and the world's religious traditions: an introduction
A2 Juergensmeyer, Mark 1940-
A2 Kitts, Margo 1952-
A2 Jerryson, Michael 1974-
LA English
PP New York, NY
PB Oxford University Press
YR 2017
UL https://www.ixtheo.de/Record/865401179
AB "An introductory survey of the whole field of study of religion and violence. It includes overviews of major religious traditions, and it analyzes patterns and themes relating to religious violence. It also explores major analytic approaches, and forges new directions in the study of this important emerging field"--
AB Machine generated contents note: -- Introduction -- "The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence" -- Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts and Michael Jerryson -- 1. Hinduism -- "Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics" -- Veena Das -- 2. Buddhism -- "Buddhist Traditions and Violence" -- Michael Jerryson -- 3. Sikhism -- "Sikhs and Violence" -- Cynthia Keppley Mahmood -- 4. Judaism -- "Religion and Violence in the Jewish Tradition" -- Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran -- 5. Christianity -- "Religion and Violence in Christianity" -- Lloyd Steffen -- 6. Islam -- "Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence" -- Bruce Lawrence -- 7. Africa -- "African Traditional Religion and Violence" -- Nathalie Wlodarczyk -- 8. Pacific Islands -- "Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies" -- Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart -- 9. China -- "Mutual Tolerance, State Persecution, and Martial Divinities in Chinese Religion" -- Meir Shahar -- Authors -- Index
NO The essays in this volume were originally published in The OXford Handbook of Religion and Violence (2013)
NO "The essays in this volume were originally published in "The Oxford handbook of religion and violence (2013)."
CN BL65.V55
SN 9780190649661
SN 9780190649654
K1 Violence : Religious aspects
K1 Einführung
K1 Aufsatzsammlung