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Violence and the Sacred in the Modern World book cover

1st Edition

Violence and the Sacred in the Modern World

Edited By Mark Juergensmeyer Copyright 1992
164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge

164 Pages
by Routledge
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How is symbolic violence related to the real acts of religious violence around the modern world? The authors of this book, first published in 1992, explore this question with reference to some of the most volatile religious and political conflicts of the day: Hezbollah in Lebanon, Sikhs in India, militant Jewish groups in Israel, and Muslim movements from the Middle East to Indonesia. In addition... Read more

1. Editor’s Introduction: Is Symbolic Violence Related to Real Violence? Mark Juergensmeyer  2. Violence Against Violence: Islam in Comparative Context Mark R. Anspach  3. Sacrifice and Fratricide in Shiite Lebanon Martin Kramer  4. Violence and Catastrophe in the Theology of Rabbi Meir Kahane: The Ideologization of Mimetic Desire Ehud Sprinzak  5. The Mythologies of Religious Radicalism: Judaism and Islam Emmanuel Sivan  6. The Islamic Idiom of Violence: A View from Indonesia Bruce B. Lawrence  7. Sacrifice and Cosmic War Mark Juergensmeyer  8. Some General Observations on Religion and Violence David C. Rapoport  9. A Response: Reflections from the Perspective of Mimetic Theory René Girard and Mark R. Anspach

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Mark Juergensmeyer

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