Violence and the world's religious traditions : an introduction /

Is religion inherently predisposed to violence? Or has religion been taken hostage by a politics of aggression? The years since the end of the Cold War have shown a noticeable shift in patterns of religious extremism, accentuating the uncomfortable, complex and oft-misunderstood relationship between...

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Other Authors:	Juergensmeyer, Mark (Editor), Kitts, Margo, 1952- (Editor), Jerryson, Michael K. (Editor)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, [2017].
Subjects:	Violence > Religious aspects. RELIGION > Comparative Religion. RELIGION > Religion, Politics & State. SOCIAL SCIENCE > Violence in Society.