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War and religion : Europe and the Mediterranean from the first through the twenty-first century /

"War has existed throughout the course of human history. And while the root causes vary, religion has played its part in provoking and fueling some of our bloodiest conflicts while some clerics attempted at the same time to control or channel the violence. This history of war and religion begin...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Blin, Arnaud (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Monotheistic religions to the fore
  • Christianity becomes a state religion
  • The emergence of Islam
  • Towards a clash of civilizations
  • The Middle Eastern Crusades
  • The crusading spirit lives on
  • From holy war to all-out religious war
  • In the name of god. religious warfare in Europe, 1524 -1700
  • Religious violence in a secular world
  • Epilogue. Of gods and men.