Fighting words : religion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts /

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One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Renard, John, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, ©2012.
Temas:
Violence > Religious aspects.
Sacred books > History and criticism.
Religions > Relations.
Violence > Aspect religieux.
Livres sacrés > Histoire et critique.
RELIGION > Sexuality & Gender Studies.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Interfaith relations.
Religions.
Sacred books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Exegesis and Violence : Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns
  • 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition
  • 3. Annihilate Amalek : Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15
  • 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation
  • 5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy
  • 6. The Baha'i Tradition : The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination
  • 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism
  • 8. The Failure of Allegory : Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita
  • 9. Words as Weapons : Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts.

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