Holy War Idea in Western - Ppr.

by James Turner Johnson

Book Overview

In this book James Turner Johnson explores the cultural traditions of the Christian West and Islam in an effort to encourage a constructive dialogue on the nature of war for religion. No other issue highlights the difference between these two cultures more clearly or with more relevance for their interrelations throughout history and in the contemporary world.

In the West, war for religion is most often dismissed as a relic of the past, belonging...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271016337
• ISBN13: 9780271016337
• Release Date: May 1997
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"