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Author:

Kippenberg, Hans G. (Hans Gerhard)

Title:

Violence as worship : religious wars in the age of globalization / Hans G. Kippenberg ; translated by Brian McNeil.

Publisher:

Stanford University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2011

Description:

viii, 286 p. : maps ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Violence--Islam.--Islam.
Violence--Christianity.--Christianity.
Violence--Judaism.--Judaism.
War--Islam.--Islam.
War--Christianity.--Christianity.
War--Judaism.--Judaism.
Globalization--Religious aspects.

Other Titles:

Gewalt als Gottesdienst. English.

Notes:

"Originally published in German under the title Gewalt als Gottesdienst." Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-277) and index.

Contents:

Violent religious practices -- The growth of social communities in the age of globalization -- Faith communities as actors in civil society -- The People's Temple -- Every day Ashura, every tomb Kerbala : Iran 1977-1981 -- "The party of God" intervenes in the war : Lebanon 1975-2000 -- Israel's wars of redemption -- Fighting for the foundational land (waqf) of Palestine -- American Protestants prepare the way for the eschatological battlefield in Palestine -- September 11, 2001 : a raid (ghazwa) on the path of God -- The war of the USA against terror, a war without borders -- Concluding remarks : wars of religion in the age of globalization.

ISBN:

0804768730 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780804768733 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0804768722 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780804768726 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)612348841

LCCN:

2010018099

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Des Moines)

OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)