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Violence and the World's Religious Traditions : an Introduction.

Collectively, the essays in this volume reflect the complex and contested meanings of both religion and violence, providing overviews of engagements with violence in Hindu, Buddhist, Chinese, Sikh, Jewish, Christian, Islamic, African, and Pacific Island religious traditions. By shedding light on the...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Juergensmeyer, Mark
Otros Autores: Kitts, Margo, Jerryson, Michael
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.
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505 0 |a Cover; VIOLENCE AND THE WORLD'S RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS: AN INTRODUCTION; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; Introduction: the enduring relationship of religion and violence ; Notes; Chapter 1: Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics; The Claims of the Animal; Killing as Pacification: Euphemistic Character of Ritual Vocabulary; Ritual Substitution; Sacrifice as Regeneration; The Eating of Animals; Why Animals?; Women, Warfare, and Sovereignty; Striving for Noncruelty; The Scene of Violence and the Loss of Self; The Dice Game; The Hesitation of Arjuna; Noncruelty or the Humanization of Dharma. 
505 8 |a Humanizing DharmaHinduism's Modernity or Modernity's Hinduism?; NOTES; Bibiliography; Chapter 2: Buddhist Traditions and Violence; Ethical and Scriptural Justifications for Violence; Theravada Scriptures; Intention; Nature of the Victim; Stature of Those Who Kill; Mahayana Scriptures; Intention; Nature of the Victim; Stature of Those Who Kill; Vajrayana Scriptures; Intention; Stature of Those Who Kill; Symbolic Representations of Violence; Manifestations of Violence; War; Punishment; Social Control; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 3: Sikh Traditions and Violence ; The Sikhs. 
505 8 |a Sikhs and MilitancyThe Sikh Identity Today ; Conclusion; Bibliography; Chapter 4: Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions ; Biblical Prescriptions for Violence ; Biblical Descriptions of Violence ; Coping with the Violent Implications of the Bible ; A Legacy of Rebellion and Destruction ; The Oral Torah and Rabbinic Ruling ; Kabbalah and Mythology ; Messianic Ideas and Messianic Movements ; 1,800 Years of Nonviolence? ; Bibliography ; Chapter 5: Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions; Theological Justifications; Paul; Jesus ; Just War; The Crusades; Heresy and Inquisition. 
505 8 |a Missionary MovementsConcluding Statement; Symbolic Representations of Violence in the Christian Tradition; Manifestations of Violence: Warfare, Punishment, Social Control; War; Punishment; Social Control; Bibliography; Chapter 6: Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence; Violence in the Earliest Phase of Islamic History; The Time of the Prophet: Societal versus Military Violence; The Qur'an as Guidepost for Early Muslims; The First Instances of Muslim-Initiated War; Muslim Wars after Muhammad: The Special Case of Ridda and the Problem of Retaliation. 
505 8 |a Jihad Invoked, Redefined, and ReawakenedViolence in the Gunpowder Empires; The Ottoman Case; Comparative Perspectives on Regional Empires; European Colonial Presence and Violent Muslim Responses; Jihad in Modern Times; The Legacy of Osama Bin Laden: The Cosmic Warrior Mediated; The Muslim Legacy Post-Osama Bin Laden; NOTES; Bibliography; Chapter 7: African Traditional Religion and Violence; What is African Traditional Religion?; Common Themes; Power; African Traditional Religion as a Driver of Violence; Witchcraft and Witchcraft Accusations; War. 
500 |a African Traditional Religion as a Component of Violence. 
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