The origins of religious violence : an Asian perspective /

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A scholar of world religions investigates religiously motivated violence that occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan, as well as in modern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Japan. The fusion of religious and national identity in high lamas and divine kings has caused just as much violence in Asia as it di...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gier, Nicholas F., 1944- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
Temas:
Violence > Religious aspects.
Religion and civil society > Asia.
Social conflict > Religious aspects.
Nationalism > Religious aspects.
Violence > Aspect religieux.
Religion et société civile > Asie.
Nationalisme > Aspect religieux.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Gaia & Earth Energies.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
Nationalism > Religious aspects
Religion and civil society
Social conflict > Religious aspects
Violence > Religious aspects
Asia
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A scholar of world religions investigates religiously motivated violence that occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan, as well as in modern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Japan. The fusion of religious and national identity in high lamas and divine kings has caused just as much violence in Asia as it did in Europe and the Middle East.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.
ISBN:9780739192221
0739192221
9781498501880
1498501885
9780739192238
073919223X

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