Encyclopedia of Religion and War

by Palmer-Fernandez,Gabriel

• ISBN13: 9780415942461
• ISBN10: 0415942462
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-12-04
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

From the Crusades to today's conflicts in the Middle East, religion has played a powerful and critical role in many wars throughout history. The newest volume in Routledge's acclaimedReligion and Societyseries, theEncyclopedia of Religion and Warexplores the complex relationship between religion and war including religion as a source of conflict and the role war holds in the development and spread of religion. In light of the on-going conflicts in the world today, this volume is both timely and valuable for all students, scholars, and general readers interested in history, sociology, current events, and politics, as well as religion. This exceptional A-Z reference delves into a variety of historical and global issues, including warrior cults, genocides, Northern Ireland, Holy War, assassins, religious feminism and war, Taliban, pacifism, the Holy Roman Empire, and much more.

Table of Contents

Entries include: Africa African Religions Aum Shinrikyo Buddhism Byzantine-Muslim War of 645

Central and South America-Maya Christianity and Revolution Confucianism English Civil Wars Fundamentalism in Egypt and Sudan Genocide in Bosnia Greek Religions (8-4th century BCE) Hamas Hindu-Muslim

Violence in India Holy Roman Empire-Papacy Wars Iranian Revolution of 1979

Islam Islamic Law of War Japan-Tokugawa Period Judaism Kashmir Ku Klux Klan Latin

America Liberation Theology Martyrdom Medieval Catholic Doctrines of Tyrannicide Millenarian

Violence Muslin Brotherhood Native American Northern Ireland Palestine and Israel PLO Quakers Religious

Feminism and War Roman Catholic-Theology and Colonization Shinto Sikhism Southern

Africa-Apartheid Sri Lanka Tajik Civil War Taliban Taoism

Thugs U.S. Civil War and Christian Churches World Council of Churches Zealots

Zen Zionism Zoroastrianism and many more...

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