World religions and norms of war [electronic resource] / edited by Vesselin Popovski, Gregory M. Reichberg and Nicholas Turner.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Popovski, Vesselin.

Reichberg, Gregory M.

Turner, Nicholas.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Religious aspects.

War.

Religions.

Physical Description:

xiii, 335 p.

Place of Publication:

Tokyo, Japan ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Over more than two millennia, the world's leading religious traditions have provided the guidance in questions of when war can be justified, and of what methods and targets are permissible in war. Linking deep historical analysis to contemporary issues, this volume provides insight to the understanding of the role and influence of religion in the state politics. The book examines the norms of war in Hinduism, in Theravada Buddhism, in Japanese religion, in Judaism, in Roman Catholic Christianity, in Eastern Orthodox Christianity, in Protestant Christianity, in Shia Islam and in Sunni Islam, and discusses norms of war in cross-religious perspective.--Publisher's description.

Contents:

Introduction / Vesselin Popovski

Religion and war / Vesselin Popovski

Norms of war in Hinduism / Kaushik Roy

Norms of war in Theravada Buddhism / Mahinda Deegalle

Norms of war in Japanese religion / Robert Kisala

Norms of war in Judaism / Jack Bemporad

Norms of war in Roman Catholic Christianity / Gregory M. Reichberg

Norms of war in Eastern Orthodox Christianity / Yuri Stoyanov

Norms of war in Protestant Christianity / Valerie Ona Morkevicius

Norms of war in Shia Islam / Davood Feirahi

Norms of war in Sunni Islam / Amira Sonbol

Norms of war in cross-religious perspective / Gregory M. Reichberg, Nicholas Turner and Veselin Popovski.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

92-808-7132-3

OCLC:

649915274