The Oxford handbook of religion and violence / edited by Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Juergensmeyer, Mark.

Kitts, Margo, 1952-

Jerryson, Michael K.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects.

Violence.

Physical Description:

xiii, 653 pages ; 26 cm

Other Title:

Handbook of religion and violence

Religion and violence

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, [2013]

Contents:

Part I Overview of Religious Traditions

1 Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics / Veena Das Das, Veena 15

2 Buddhist Traditions and Violence / Michael Jerryson Jerryson, Michael 41

3 Sikh Traditions and Violence / Cynthia Keppley Mahmood Mahmood, Cynthia Keppley 67

4 Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions / Ron E. Hassner Hassner, Ron E., Gideon Aran Aran, Gideon 78

5 Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions / Lloyd Steffen Steffen, Lloyd 100

6 Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence / Bruce B. Lawrence Lawrence, Bruce B. 126

7 African Traditional Religion and Violence / Nathalie Wlodarczyk Wlodarczyk, Nathalie 153

8 Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies / Andrew Strathern Strathern, Andrew, Pamela J. Stewart Stewart, Pamela J. 167

9 Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions / Meir Shahar Shahar, Meir 183

Part II Patterns and Themes

10 The Religious Problem of Evil / James Aho Aho, James 199

11 Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions / Davíd Carrasco Carrasco, Davíd 209

12 Martyrdom in Islam / David Cook Cook, David 226

13 Starvation and Self-Mutilation in Religious Traditions / Liz Wilson Wilson, Liz 242

14 Apocalyptic Religion and Violence / Jamel Velji Velji, Jamel 250

15 Cosmic War in Religious Traditions / Reza Aslan Aslan, Reza 260

16 Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda / Christopher C. Taylor Taylor, Christopher C. 268

17 Religious Terrorism as Performance Violence / Mark Juergensmeyer Juergensmeyer, Mark 280

18 Christianity and Torture / Karen L. King King, Karen L. 293

19 Just War and Legal Restraints / John Kelsay Kelsay, John 306

20 Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate / Julie Ingersoll Ingersoll, Julie 315

21 Conflicts over Sacred Ground / Ron E. Hassner Hassner, Ron E. 324

22 Religion and Political Violence / Monica Duffy Toft Toft, Monica Duffy 332

23 Rituals of Death and Remembrance / Susumu Shimazono Shimazono, Susumu, Margo Kitts Kitts, Margo 345

24 Violent Death in Religious Imagination / Margo Kitts Kitts, Margo 351

Part III Analytic Approaches

25 Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective / John R. Hall Hall, John R. 363

26 Religion and Violence from an Anthropological Perspective / Pamela J. Stewart Stewart, Pamela J., Andrew Strathern Strathern, Andrew 375

27 Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective / James W. Jones Jones, James W. 385

28 Religion and Violence from a Political Science Perspective / Daniel Philpott Philpott, Daniel 397

29 Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives / Margo Kitts Kitts, Margo 410

30 Religion and Violence from Christian Theological Perspectives / Charles Kimball Kimball, Charles 424

Part IV New Directions

31 Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions / Walter Burkert Burkert, Walter 437

32 Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence / Saskia Sassen Sassen, Saskia 455

33 Armageddon in Christian, Sunni and Shia Traditions / Michael A. Sells Sells, Michael A. 467

34 Phenomenal Violence and the Philosophy of Religion / Hent de Vries Vries, Hent de 496

35 The Construction of Evil and the Violence of Purification / David Frankfurter Frankfurter, David 521

36 Mimetic Theories of Religion and Violence / Wolfgang Palaver Palaver, Wolfgang 533

37 Religion and Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence / Hector Avalos Avalos, Hector 554

38 Ritual, Religion, and Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective / Candace S. Alcorta Alcorta, Candace S., Richard Sosis Sosis, Richard 571

39 Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle / Harvey Whitehouse Whitehouse, Harvey, Brian McQuinn McQuinn, Brian 597

40 A Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence / Mark Juergensmeyer Juergensmeyer, Mark, Mona Kanwal Sheikh Sheikh, Mona Kanwal 620.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199759996

0199759995

OCLC:

790266642