God of battles
holy wars of Christianity and Islam
by Peter Partner
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"What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and warns against allowing crusading war propaganda to affect our judgments today."--BOOK JACKET.
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Crusades, Islamic fundamentalism, Religious aspects of War, Religious aspects, Relations, Christianity, Jihad, Islam and politics, History of doctrines, Islam, War, Christianity and other religions, History, War, religious aspects, Christianity and other religions, islam, Islam, relations, christianityPlaces
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God of battles: holy wars of Christianity and Islam
1998, Princeton University Press
in English
0691002355 9780691002354
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God of Battles
May 18, 1998, HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
Paperback
in English
0006384277 9780006384274
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God of battles: holy wars of Christianity and Islam
1997, HarperCollins
in English
0002555670 9780002555678
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Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index.
Originally published: London : Harper Collins, 1997.
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"IF PEOPLE WORSHIP GODS and fight wars, they expect the former to take an interest in the latter."
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