Religious Hatred: Prejudice, Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Global Context

by Paul Hedges

Book Overview

Why does religion inspire hatred? Why do people in one religion sometimes hate people of another religion, and also why do some religions inspire hatred from others?

This book shows how scholarly studies of prejudice, identity formation, and genocide studies can shed light on global examples of religious hatred. The book is divided into four parts, focusing respectively on: theories of prejudice and violence; historical developments...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350162868
• ISBN13: 9781350162860
• Release Date: March 2021
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.1"