Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence: Religious Violence Across Culture and History b

Description: Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence by Jack David Eller Drawing on a wealth of case material, this title presents an examination of the many manifestations of religious violence - including sacrifice, self-mortification, religious persecution, ethno-religious conflicts, and religious war - to reveal why certain kinds of religious ideas and practices contribute to certain types of violence. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description This is an illuminating and objective exploration of the role of religion in violence throughout history and culture. The phrase religious violence often brings to mind dramatic and tragic events - the 9/11 attacks, riots between Hindus and Muslims in India, religious genocide in Africa, and as far back as the Crusades. But, as this illuminating in-depth study shows, violence connected with religion is a phenomenon that encompasses all cultures. Drawing on a wealth of case material, "Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence" presents a balanced and objective examination of the many manifestations of religious violence - including sacrifice, self-mortification, religious persecution, ethno-religious conflicts, and religious war - to reveal why certain kinds of religious ideas and practices contribute to certain types of violence. Author Biography Jack David Eller is a successful author, an assistant professor of anthropology at the Community College of Denver, and an editor for the Anthropology Review Database. Review ""This is an important contribution to understanding both the attraction and repulsion that religion conjures up among human beings. The author painstakingly and objectively covers the full spectrum of personal and mass violence associated with the whole gamut of the worlds religions, past and present." -Barry A. Kosmin, director, Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture"You dont have to agree with every word of the authors argument to appreciate the complex and often troubling questions that Dr. Eller raises about the nature of religion, and the potential of so many faith traditions to produce violence, abuse and exploitation. Passionately written, Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence is a wide-ranging and obviously timely, text."-Philip Jenkins, author and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities, Pennsylvania State University Long Description This is an illuminating and objective exploration of the role of religion in violence throughout history and culture. The phrase religious violence often brings to mind dramatic and tragic events - the 9/11 attacks, riots between Hindus and Muslims in India, religious genocide in Africa, and as far back as the Crusades. But, as this illuminating in-depth study shows, violence connected with religion is a phenomenon that encompasses all cultures. Drawing on a wealth of case material, "Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence" presents a balanced and objective examination of the many manifestations of religious violence - including sacrifice, self-mortification, religious persecution, ethno-religious conflicts, and religious war - to reveal why certain kinds of religious ideas and practices contribute to certain types of violence. Review Text ""This is an important contribution to understanding both the attraction and repulsion that religion conjures up among human beings. The author painstakingly and objectively covers the full spectrum of personal and mass violence associated with the whole gamut of the worlds religions, past and present." -Barry A. Kosmin, director, Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture"You dont have to agree with every word of the authors argument to appreciate the complex and often troubling questions that Dr. Eller raises about the nature of religion, and the potential of so many faith traditions to produce violence, abuse and exploitation. Passionately written, Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence is a wide-ranging and obviously timely, text."-Philip Jenkins, author and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities, Pennsylvania State University Review Quote "This is an important contribution to understanding both the attraction and repulsion that religion conjures up among human beings. The author painstakingly and objectively covers the full spectrum of personal and mass violence associated with the whole gamut of the worlds religions, past and present." Barry A. Kosmin, director, Institute for the Study of Secularism in Society & Culture "You dont have to agree with every word of the authors argument to appreciate the complex and often troubling questions that Dr. Eller raises about the nature of religion, and the potential of so many faith traditions to produce violence, abuse and exploitation. Passionately written, Cruel Creeds, Virtuous Violence is a wide-ranging and obviously timely, text." Philip Jenkins, author and Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of Humanities, Pennsylvania State University Details ISBN1616142189 Author Jack David Eller Short Title CRUEL CREEDS VIRTUOUS VIOLENCE Publisher Prometheus Books Language English ISBN-10 1616142189 ISBN-13 9781616142186 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2010 Imprint Prometheus Books Subtitle Religious Violence Across Culture and History Place of Publication Amherst Country of Publication United States DEWEY 201.7 Residence CO, US Birth 1959 Pages 451 NZ Release Date 2010-10-01 US Release Date 2010-10-01 Publication Date 2010-10-01 Audience General AU Release Date 2010-12-14 UK Release Date 2010-10-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137158752;

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