Does Religion Cause Violence?: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Violence and Religion in the Modern World, Joel Hodge, Scott Cowdell, Chris Fleming, Carly Osborn
Описание: One of the most pressing issues of our time is the outbreak of extremist violence and terrorism, done in the name of religion. This volume critically analyses the link made between religion and violence in contemporary theory and proposes that 'religion' does not have a special relation to violence in opposition to culture, ideology or nationalism. Rather, religion and violence must be understood with relation to fundamental anthropological and philosophical categories such as culture, desire, disaster and rivalry.
Does Religion Cause Violence? explores contemporary instances of religious violence, such as Islamist terrorism and radicalization in its various political, economic, religious, military and technological dimensions, as well as the legitimacy and efficacy of modern cultural mechanisms to contain violence, such as nuclear deterrence. Including perspectives from experts in theology, philosophy, terrorism studies, and Islamic studies, this volume brings together the insights of Ren Girard, the premier theorist of violence in the 20th century, with the latest scholarship on religion and violence, particularly exploring the nature of extremist violence.
Автор: Bromley Название: Cults, Religion, and Violence ISBN: 0521668980 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780521668989 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 6653.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Cults, Religion and Violence explores the recent high profile cases of new religious movements that have been involved in episodes of collective violence, both homicide and suicide. Leading international experts on religious movements and violent behavior offer insights into the dynamics that lead to such dramatic episodes.
Описание: What is the relationship between the sacred and the political, transcendence and immanence, religion and violence? And how has this complex relation affected the history of Western political reason? In this volume an international group of scholars explore these questions in light of mimetic theory as formulated by Ren? Girard (1923-2015), one of the most original thinkers of our time. From Aristotle and his idea of tragedy, passing through Machiavelli and political modernity, up to contemporary biopolitics, this work provides an indispensable guide to those who want to assess the thorny interconnections of sacrality and politics in Western political thought and follow an unexplored yet critical path from ancient Greece to our post-secular condition. While looking at the past, this volume also seeks to illuminate the future relevance of the sacred/secular divide in the so-called 'age of globalization'.
Описание: This is the first study to bring space into conversation with religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary world. Lily Kong and Orlando Woods argue that because space is both a medium and an outcome of religious activity, it is integral to understanding processes of religious competition, conflict and violence. The book explores how religious groups make claims to both religious and secular spaces, and examines how such claims are managed, negotiated and contested by the state and by other secular and religious agencies. It also examines how globalisation has given rise to new forms of religious competition, and how religious groups strengthen themselves through the development of social resilience, as well as contribute to resilient societies.
Throughout the book, case studies from around the world are used to examine how religious competition and conflict intersect with space. The case studies include topical issues such as competing claims to the Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif in Jerusalem, opposition to the "Ground Zero mosque+? in New York City, and the regulation of religious conversion in India and Sri Lanka.
By helping readers develop new perspectives on how religion works in and through space, Religion and Space: Competition, Conflict and Violence in the Contemporary World is an innovative contribution to the study of religion.
Автор: Kong, Lily (national University Of Singapore, Singapore) Woods, Orlando (asian Strategies, Singapore) Название: Religion and space ISBN: 1350044342 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781350044340 Издательство: Bloomsbury Academic Рейтинг: Цена: 6018.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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This is the first study to bring space into conversation with religious competition, conflict and violence in the contemporary world. Lily Kong and Orlando Woods argue that because space is both a medium and an outcome of religious activity, it is integral to understanding processes of religious competition, conflict and violence. The book explores how religious groups make claims to both religious and secular spaces, and examines how such claims are managed, negotiated and contested by the state and by other secular and religious agencies. It also examines how globalisation has given rise to new forms of religious competition, and how religious groups strengthen themselves through the development of social resilience, as well as contribute to resilient societies.
Throughout the book, case studies from around the world are used to examine how religious competition and conflict intersect with space. The case studies include topical issues such as competing claims to the Temple Mount/Haram el-Sharif in Jerusalem, opposition to the "Ground Zero mosque" in New York City, and the regulation of religious conversion in India and Sri Lanka.
By helping readers develop new perspectives on how religion works in and through space, Religion and Space: Competition, Conflict and Violence in the Contemporary World is an innovative contribution to the study of religion.
Автор: Dahl Espen Название: Elements in Religion and Violence ISBN: 1108723292 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781108723299 Издательство: Cambridge Academ Рейтинг: Цена: 2851.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The Book of Job considers physical pain, social bereavement, the origin of evil, theodicy, justice, divine violence, and reward. Such problems are explored here by consulting ancient and modern accounts from the fields of theology and philosophy.
Автор: R.C. Tripathi; Purnima Singh Название: Perspectives on Violence and Othering in India ISBN: 8132229177 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788132229179 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19564.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Part I: Violence: Its problematique.- Chapter 1. Violence and the other: Contestations in Multicultural Society.- Chapter 2. Understanding Violence.- Chapter 3. Free Speech Violence, and the State.- Chapter 4. The Climate of Violence and the Concern for Communal Harmony.- Part II: Construction of the Other.- Chapter 5. Belonging/ Unbelonging to the Nation.- Chapter 6. Violence and the Other in Islam and Hinduism: The 1809 Lat-Bhairon Riots of Banaras.- Part III: Contestations of Identities.- Chapter 7. Group and Individual-Level Determinants of Collective Violence: Social Psychological Aspects of Hindu-Muslim Riots.- Chapter 8. Identity, Activism, and Political Violence: Psychological Perspective on Kashmiri Militants.- Chapter 9. Religious Violence and the "Developmental State" in Rajasthan.- Part IV: Towards Harmony and Peace.- Chapter 10. Between Revenge and Reconciliation: the Significance of Truth Commission.- Chapter 11. Transcending Boundaries: Fundamentalism, Secularism, and Social Capital in multi-faith Societies.
Автор: R.C. Tripathi; Purnima Singh Название: Perspectives on Violence and Othering in India ISBN: 8132226127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788132226123 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 19564.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Part I: Violence: Its problematique.- Chapter 1. Violence and the other: Contestations in Multicultural Society.- Chapter 2. Understanding Violence.- Chapter 3. Free Speech Violence, and the State.- Chapter 4. The Climate of Violence and the Concern for Communal Harmony.- Part II: Construction of the Other.- Chapter 5. Belonging/ Unbelonging to the Nation.- Chapter 6. Violence and the Other in Islam and Hinduism: The 1809 Lat-Bhairon Riots of Banaras.- Part III: Contestations of Identities.- Chapter 7. Group and Individual-Level Determinants of Collective Violence: Social Psychological Aspects of Hindu-Muslim Riots.- Chapter 8. Identity, Activism, and Political Violence: Psychological Perspective on Kashmiri Militants.- Chapter 9. Religious Violence and the "Developmental State" in Rajasthan.- Part IV: Towards Harmony and Peace.- Chapter 10. Between Revenge and Reconciliation: the Significance of Truth Commission.- Chapter 11. Transcending Boundaries: Fundamentalism, Secularism, and Social Capital in multi-faith Societies.
Автор: Rescher Nicholas Название: Metaphysical Perspectives ISBN: 0268102899 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780268102890 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 5643.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In Metaphysical Perspectives, Nicholas Rescher offers a grand vision of how to conceptualize, and in some cases answer, some of the most fundamental issues in metaphysics and value theory. Rescher addresses what he sees as the three prime areas of metaphysical concern: (1) the world as such and the architecture of nature at large, (2) ourselves as nature's denizens and our potential for learning about it, and (3) the transcendent domain of possibility and value. Rescher engages issues across a wide range of metaphysical themes, from different worldviews and ultimate questions to contingency and necessity, intelligent design and world-improvability, personhood and consciousness, empathy and other minds, moral obligation, and philosophical methodology. Over the course of this book, Rescher discusses, with his characteristic fusion of idealism and pragmatism, an integrated overview of the key philosophical problems grounded in an idealistically value-oriented approach. His discussion seeks to shed new light on philosophically central issues from a unified point of view.
Описание: this volume explores theoretical discourses in which religion is used to legitimize political violence. It examines the ways in which Christianity and Islam are utilized for political ends, in particular how violence is used (or abused) as an expedient to justify political action. This research focuses on premodern as well as contemporary discourses in the Middle East and Latin America, identifying patterns frequently used to justify the deployment of violence in both hegemonic and anti-hegemonic discourses. In addition, it explores how premodern arguments and authorities are utilized and transformed in order to legitimize contemporary violence as well as the ways in which the use of religion as a means to justify violence alters the nature of conflicts that are not otherwise explicitly religious. It argues that most past and present conflicts, even if the discourses about them are conducted in religious terms, have origins other than religion and/or blend religion with other causes, namely socio-economic and political injustice and inequality. Understanding the use and abuse of religion to justify violence is a prerequisite to discerning the nature of a conflict and might thus contribute to conflict resolution.
Описание: Illustrates the two clear trends in antisemitism today: ""old"" antisemitism, based in religious and racist prejudices; and ""new"" antisemitism, or the antisemitic narrativization of Israel, which is most commonly found on the Left, in the Muslim world, and in the post-colonial discourse.
Название: Interreligious perspectives on mind, genes and the self ISBN: 1138315753 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781138315754 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 22202.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In this volume, the role of genetic manipulation and neurotechnology in shaping human identity is examined from multiple religious perspectives. This is in order to understand how religion might affect the impact of the initiatives such as the UNESCO Declaration in Bioethics and Human Rights.
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