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-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : New York University Press, ©2010.
Temas:
Christianity and culture > United States.
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity.
Violence > United States.
Sacrifice > Social aspects > United States.
Violence > Aspect religieux > Christianisme.
Violence > États-Unis.
Sacrifice > Aspect social > États-Unis.
RELIGION > Christianity > General.
RELIGION > Christian Life > Social Issues.
Christianity and culture
Violence
Violence > Religious aspects > Christianity
United States > Church history.
États-Unis > Histoire religieuse.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : blessed brutalities
  • Rethinking violence and religion in America
  • Sacrificing youth : from Reefer madness to Hostel
  • Sacrificing race : "the slaveholding religion" from Jarena Lee to Spike Lee
  • Sacrificing gender : from "Republican mothers" to Defense of Marriage Acts
  • Sacrificing humans : an empire of sacrifice from Mary Dyer to Dead man walking
  • Epilogue : innocent domination in the "Global war on terror."

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