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Zusatztext Quite excellent and easily navigated by specialists and nonspecialists alike. Informationen zum Autor Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara.Margo Kitts is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Religious Studies and East-West Classical Studies at Hawai'i Pacific University in Honolulu.Michael Jerryson is Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University. Klappentext Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. The forty original essays in this volume include overviews of major religious traditions, showing how violence is justified within the literary and theological foundations of the tradition, how it is used symbolically and in ritual practice, and how social acts of violence and warfare have been justified by religious ideas. The essays also examine patterns and themes relating to religious violence, such as sacrifice and martyrdom, which are explored in cross-disciplinary or regional analyses; and offer major analytic approaches, from literary to social scientific studies. The contributors to this volume--innovative thinkers who are forging new directions in theory and analysis related to religion and violence--provide novel insights into this important field of studies. By mapping out the whole field of religion and violence, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence will prove an authoritative source for students and scholars for years to come. Zusammenfassung Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contributors Introduction: ''The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions 1. Hindu: ''Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics'' - Veena Das 2. Buddhist: ''Buddhist Traditions and Violence'' - Michael Jerryson 3. Sikh: ''Sikh Traditions and Violence'' - Cynthia Keppley Mahmood 4. Jewish: ''Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions'' - Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran 5. Christian:''Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions'' - Lloyd Steffen 6. Islamic: ''Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence''- Bruce Lawrence 7. African: ''African Traditional Religion and Violence'' - Nathalie Wlodarczyk 8. Pacific Island: ''Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies'' - Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart 9. Chinese: ''Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions'' - Meir Shahar Part II: Patterns and Themes 10. Evil: ''The Religious Problem of Evil'' - James Aho 11. Sacrifice: ''Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions'' - David Carrasco 12. Martyrdom: ''Martyrdom in Islam'' - David Cook 13. Self Mutilation: ''Starvation and Self Mutilation in Religious Traditions'' - Liz Wilson 14. Apocalypse: ''Apocalyptic Religion and Violence'' - Jamel Velji 15. Sacred War: ''Cosmic War in Religious Traditions'' - Reza Aslan 16. Genocide: ''Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda'' - Christopher Taylor 17. Terrorism: ''Terrorism as Performance Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer 18. Torture: ''Christianity and Torture'' - Karen King 19. Just War: ''Just War and Legal Restraints'' - John Kelsay 20. Abortion: ''Religiously Motivated Violence...
