Book Summary
Drawing on a wealth of case material, this title presents an examination of the many manifestations of religious violence - including sacrifice, self-mortification, religious persecution, ethno-religious conflicts, and religious war - to reveal why certain kinds of religious ideas and practices contribute to certain types of violence.
Book Details
| Book Name | Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence: Religious Violence Across Culture And History |
| Author | Jack David Eller |
| Publisher | Prometheus Books (Nov 2010) |
| ISBN | 9781616142186 |
| Pages | 451 |
| Language | English |
| Price | 1019 |