Bibliograph

Violence as worship, religious wars in the age of globalization, Hans G. Kippenberg ; translated by Brian McNeil

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Violence as worship, religious wars in the age of globalization, Hans G. Kippenberg ; translated by Brian McNeil

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [213]-277) and index

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maps

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Violence as worship

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

612348841

Responsibility statement

Hans G. Kippenberg ; translated by Brian McNeil

Sub title

religious wars in the age of globalization

Table Of Contents

Violent religious practices -- The growth of social communities in the age of globalization -- Faith communities as actors in civil society -- The People's Temple -- Every day Ashura, every tomb Kerbala : Iran 1977-1981 -- "The party of God" intervenes in the war : Lebanon 1975-2000 -- Israel's wars of redemption -- Fighting for the foundational land (waqf) of Palestine -- American Protestants prepare the way for the eschatological battlefield in Palestine -- September 11, 2001 : a raid (ghazwa) on the path of God -- The war of the USA against terror, a war without borders -- Concluding remarks : wars of religion in the age of globalization

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