Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror - Christianity, Violence, and the West

Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction. The Object of This History

Chapter 1. The American Way of War Through the Premodern Looking Glass

Chapter 2. Christian Exegesis and Violence

Chapter 3. Madness, Martyrdom, and Terror

Chapter 4. Martyrdom in the West: Vengeance, Purge, Salvation, and History

Chapter 5. Twins: National Holy War and Sectarian Terror

Chapter 6. Liberty and Coercion

Chapter 7. The Subject of History and the Making of History

Postface. No Future to That Past

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Philippe Buc taught at Stanford University for two decades and is now Professor of Medieval History at the University of Vienna. He is author of several books, including The Dangers of Ritual: Between Early Medieval Texts and Social Scientific Theory.

Zusammenfassung

Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Philippe Buc
• Verlag: University of pennsylvania pr
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780812224016
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2401-6
• Seiten: 456
• Abmessung: 152 mm x 222 mm x 32 mm
• Serien: Haney Foundation Series; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation; Haney Foundation Series
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Religion/Theologie > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Philosophie, Religion > Religion: Allgemeines, Nachschlagewerke; Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Politikwissenschaft > Politische Wissenschaft und Politische Bildung; Geschichte der Religion, Terrorismus, bewaffneter Kampf, RELIGION / History, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Terrorism, RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State, Politics / Current Events