Sacred Fury - Understanding Religious Violence

Updated throughout, the third edition of the acclaimed Sacred Fury explores violence in world religion. Featuring new material on violence in Buddhism and Hinduism, the rise of ISIS, "lone wolf terrorists," and more, this is an essential text for understanding the connections between religion and violence both historically and today.

List of contents

Introduction: The Study of Religion and Violence
Chapter 1: Fighting for God: Scriptural Obligations and Holy Wars
Chapter 2: Psychological Perspectives
Chapter 3: Apocalyptic Violence
Chapter 4: Civilizational Clashes, Culture Wars, and Religious Violence
Chapter 5: Religious Suffering, Martyrdom, and Sexual Violence
Conclusion: Toward a Holistic Approach to Religious Violence

About the author

Charles Selengut is professor of sociology at County College of Morris and former professor of religion at Drew University. He is the author of several books, including Our Promised Land: Faith and Militant Zionism in Israeli Settlements.

Summary

Updated throughout, the third edition of the acclaimed Sacred Fury explores violence in world religion. Featuring new material on violence in Buddhism and Hinduism, the rise of ISIS, “lone wolf terrorists,” and more, this is an essential text for understanding the connections between religion and violence both historically and today.

Product details

• Authors: Charles Selengut, Selengut Charles
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 12.01.2017
• EAN: 9781442276833
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-7683-3
• No. of pages: 250
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / History, RELIGION / Fundamentalism, RELIGION / Religious Intolerance, Persecution & Conflict, comparative religion, RELIGION / Comparative Religion, History of Religion, Religious Fundamentalism, Religious intolerance, persecution and conflict, Religious intolerance, persecution & conflict