
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 |