Violence as worship : religious wars in the age of globalization /
Kippenberg, Hans G.(Hans Gerhard)
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press,
c2011.
"Originally published in German under the title Gewalt als Gottesdienst."
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-277) and index.
Violent religious practices -- The growth of social communities in the age of globalization -- Faith communities as actors in civil society -- The People's Temple -- Every day Ashura, every tomb Kerbala : Iran 1977-1981 -- "The party of God" intervenes in the war : Lebanon 1975-2000 -- Israel's wars of redemption -- Fighting for the foundational land (waqf) of Palestine -- American Protestants prepare the way for the eschatological battlefield in Palestine -- September 11, 2001 : a raid (ghazwa) on the path of God -- The war of the USA against terror, a war without borders -- Concluding remarks : wars of religion in the age of globalization.
Violence
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War
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Globalization