The path to salvation : religious violence from the crusades to jihad / Heather Selma Gregg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gregg, Heather S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Violence--Religious aspects--History.

Violence.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (216 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : Potomac Books, an imprint of the University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam. Here, however, Heather S. Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side

Contents:

Religion: love, peace, and the two salvations

The causes of religious violence: from social movements to hastening the apocalypse

The christian crusades: from pilgrims to holy warriors

Ayodhya: the hindu nationalist battle for hindutva

Buddhist violence in sri lanka: defending the dhammadipa

Defending the dar al islam: jihad in the nineteenth century and today

Zion: the battle to define the jewish nation and state

How religious violence ends: spiritualizing the battle.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-197) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-61234-661-8