Patterns Legitimizing Political Violence in Transcultural Perspectives: Islamic and Christian Traditions and Legacies

This volume analyzes discourses in which religion is used to legitimize political violence. The research centers on both premodern and modern Islam and Christianity outside the post-industrial world, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Latin America, thus filling a gap in the existing lit...

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Main Author: Koch, Bettina (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Boston De Gruyter 2015
Series:Judaism, Christianity, and Islam – Tension, Transmission, Transformation v.1
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Summary:This volume analyzes discourses in which religion is used to legitimize political violence. The research centers on both premodern and modern Islam and Christianity outside the post-industrial world, with a particular focus on the Middle East and Latin America, thus filling a gap in the existing literature. The resulting study and its contribution to conflict resolution is relevant for academics and political practitioners alike
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Physical Description:1 online resource (261 pages)
ISBN:9781614513940
9781614515661