The destructive power of religion : violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam / J. Harold Ellens, editor ; foreword by Martin E. Marty ; Ad testimonium by Desmond Tutu.
This extensive series explores themes including the seeds of violence in Biblical interpretation, human sacrifice in the Old Testament, violent religious metaphors, the violent messiah, linguistic and psychoanalytic approaches to religious themes, the jihad in context and in the Qur'an, fundame...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2004.
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| Series: | Contemporary psychology (Praeger Publishers)
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| Summary: | This extensive series explores themes including the seeds of violence in Biblical interpretation, human sacrifice in the Old Testament, violent religious metaphors, the violent messiah, linguistic and psychoanalytic approaches to religious themes, the jihad in context and in the Qur'an, fundamentalism and violence, and the psychoreligious roots of violence. |
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| Physical Description: | 4 volumes : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 027597958X 9780275979584 0275979725 9780275979720 0275979733 9780275979737 0275979741 9780275979744 0275981460 9780275981464 |