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An edition of Sacred Fury (2003)

Sacred fury

understanding religious violence

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This book helps us understand one of the most disturbing and perplexing phenomena of modern life: the emergence of religious violence as a major factor in world affairs. [In the book, the author] surveys the literature in the filed and rightly focuses on the idea of sacred war as religion's potent contribution to charged political encounters. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people - adopting religious images of divine conquest - engage in terrorism and other acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission.-Back cover.

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Altamira Press
Language
English
Pages
269

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Subjects

Religious aspects of Violence, Violence, Religious aspects, Geweld, Godsdienst, Gewalttätigkeit, Religion, Violence, religious aspects

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Sacred Fury
2017, Rowman & Littlefield
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religious Violence
2017, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religious Violence
2017, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religous Violence
April 28, 2008, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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April 28, 2008, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religious Violence
2008, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religious Violence
January 2004, AltaMira Press
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Sacred Fury: Understanding Religious Violence
February 2004, AltaMira Press
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2003, Altamira Press
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Table of Contents

Fighting for God : scriptural obligations and holy wars
Psychological perspectives
Apocalyptic violence
Civilizational clashes, culture wars, and religious violence
Religious suffering, martyrdom, and sexual violence
Conclusion : toward a holistic approach to religious violence

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index

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Walnut Creek, CA

Classifications

Library of Congress
BL65.V55 S33 2003, BL65.V55S33 2003

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 269 p. ;
Number of pages
269

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OL17105526M
Internet Archive
sacredfuryunders0000sele
ISBN 10
0759103615, 0759103623
LCCN
2003012057
OCLC/WorldCat
52349018
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168228
Goodreads
692993

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Work Description

History, marred with the actions of fundamentalist and extremist groups, continues to highlight religion as a cause for violent action. But how 'religious' is this violence? And what drives the faithful to attack in the name of their beliefs? Charles Selengut brings together approaches from a wide range of disciplines to comprehend forms of religious violence around the globe. Drawing on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the 9-11 attacks, Heaven's Gate, the Catholic sex abuse scandals, and many other recent cases, Sacred Fury explains the logics behind these faith driven acts. In this expanded second edition, Selengut pays special attention to the Iraq War, and the theology and organization of Al-Qaeda. - Publisher.

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