We live in a world where religious violence seems more prevalent than ever. But while news stories make this seem like a relatively modern phenomenon, the truth is that religion and violence have been intertwined since the dawn of the world’s great faiths. Religious violence isn’t a contemporary phenomenon:(—it’s an enduring aspect of the human experience.
Author(s): Jason C. Bivins
Series: The Great Courses
Publisher: The Teaching Company
Year: 2018-04
Language: English
Pages: 241
Tags: Religion
Biography......Page 3
Table of Contents......Page 5
Scope......Page 9
1 — Religion and Violence: A Strange Nexus......Page 11
2 — Defining Religion and Violence......Page 18
3 — Violence in Sacred Texts......Page 25
4 — Martyrdom, Sacrifice, and Self-Harm......Page 34
5 — Scapegoating and Demonology......Page 44
6 — Understanding Witch Trials......Page 54
7 — The Apocalyptic Outlook......Page 63
8 — Racial Violence and Religion......Page 72
9 — Religion and Violence against Women......Page 82
10 — Sexuality, Morality, and Punishment......Page 93
11 — Heresies and Their Suppression......Page 101
12 — Religion and Just War Theory......Page 109
13 — Peace as a Religious Ideal......Page 119
14 — War Gods and Holy War......Page 126
15 — Religious Violence in Israel......Page 134
16 — Religious Violence in India......Page 144
17 — Religion’s Relationship with Slavery......Page 155
18 — Native Americans and Religious Violence......Page 164
19 — Violence and “Cults”......Page 173
20 — Anti-Catholicism in Europe and America......Page 181
21 — The Persistence of Anti-Semitism......Page 190
22 — Islam, Violence, and Islamophobia......Page 199
23 — Religion and Terrorism......Page 209
24 — What We Can Do about Religious Violence......Page 219
Bibliography......Page 228
Image Credits......Page 240
