Holy horrors
Subtitle: an illustrated history of religious murder and madness
By: James A. Haught.
Edition: [Updated ed.].
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Amherst, N.Y
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Persecution -- History.; Murder -- Religious aspects.; Jihad.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-243).
"Includes the 9-11-01 terrorist attack-- another tragedy rooted in religion"--Cover.
Table of contents: title: The Crusades; title: Human sacrifice; title: Islamic Jihads; title: Blood libel; title: Host-nailing; title: Killing heretics; title: The Inquisition; title: Black death; title: Witch-hunts; title: The Reformation; title: Anabaptists; title: Puritans; title: Orthodox war; title: Enlightenment; title: Sepoy mutiny; title: Baha'i; title: Russian pogroms; title: Armenia; title: The holocaust; title: India; title: Sudan; title: Ulster; title: Jonestown; title: Lebanon; title: Iran; title: Muslim gore; title: A force for good?