Title: God of Battles
First published: 1997
Description: "What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and warns against allowing crusading war propaganda to affect our judgments today."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects: Crusades, Islamic fundamentalism, Religious aspects of War, Religious aspects, Relations, Christianity, Jihad, Islam and politics, History of doctrines, Islam, War, Christianity and other religions, History, War, religious aspects, Christianity and other religions, islam, Islam, relations, christianity
Places: Middle East