States and religious violence
By: Heather S. Gregg, Chad Yost, Gregory F. Treverton.
Contributors: Yost, Chad.; Treverton, Gregory F.
Publisher: RAND Corp.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Subjects: Religion and politics -- Case studies.; Violence -- Religious aspects -- Case studies.
Genres: Case studies.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
"TR-272."
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: How have governments sought to use religion for politican gain?; title: Use of religion in democracies; title: Use of religion to gain legitimacy in non-democracies; title: How have governments sought to contain cosmic war?; title: Military action to contain religious fervor : political concessions to counter cosmic war; title: Policies to manage religious fervor; title: Faith-based initiatives to change perceptions that cause cosmic war.