Empire of Sacrifice : the Religious Origins of American Violence.

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It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since9/11, United States...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Pahl, Jon, 1958- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2010.
Temas:
Christianity and culture > United States.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Sacrifice > Social aspects > United States.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Sacrifice > Aspect social > États-Unis.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > International Relations > General.
Christianity and culture
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
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Sumario:It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only with terrorism fails to address the long history of American violence rooted in religion throughout the co.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780814768440
081476844X

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