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Fields of blood, religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong

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Fields of blood, religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 459-488) and index

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fields of blood

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

870663460

Responsibility statement

Karen Armstrong

Sub title

religion and the history of violence

Summary

"From the renowned and best-selling author of A History of God, a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence. For the first time in American history, religious self-identification is on the decline. Some have cited a perception that began to grow after Sept 11: That faith in general is a source of aggression, intolerance and divisiveness--something bad for society. But how accurate is that view? And does it apply equally to all faiths? In these troubled times, we risk basing decisions of real and dangerous consequence on mistaken understandings of the faiths subscribed around us, in our immediate community as well as globally. And so, with her deep learning and sympathetic understanding, Karen Armstrong examines the impulse toward violence in each of the world's great religions

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Beginnings. Farmers and herdsmen ; India : the noble path ; China : warriors and gentlemen ; The Hebrew dilemma -- Part 2. Keeping the peace. Jesus : not of this world? ; Byzantium : the tragedy of empire ; The Muslim dilemma ; Crusade and jihad -- Part 3. Modernity. The arrival of "religion" ; The triumph of the secular ; Religion fights back ; Holy terror ; Global jihad

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