The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence

by Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Michael Jerryson

Book Overview

Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world.

The forty original essays in this volume include overviews of major religious traditions, showing how violence is justified within the literary and theological...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190270098
• ISBN13: 9780190270094
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 672 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.8" x 9.6"