Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence: Religious Violence Across Culture And History

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
 
 

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