Torkel Brekke completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 1999 and is currently Associate Professor at the Institute of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. His primary research interest is the relationship between religion and politics. Previous publications include Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism (also published by Routledge) and Makers of Modern Indian Religions.

• Foreword Introduction: Comparative Ethics and the Crucible of War Part 1: West Asia 2. The Ethics of War in Judaism 1. Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War Part 2: South Asia 3. Between Prudence and Heroism: Ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition 4. In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka Part 3: East Asia 5. Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan 6. The Just War in Early China Afterword: Ethics Across Borders

Torkel Brekke completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 1999 and is currently Associate Professor at the Institute of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. His primary research interest is the relationship between religion and politics. Previous publications include Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism (also published by Routledge) and Makers of Modern Indian Religions.

• Foreword Introduction: Comparative Ethics and the Crucible of War Part 1: West Asia 2. The Ethics of War in Judaism 1. Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War Part 2: South Asia 3. Between Prudence and Heroism: Ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition 4. In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka Part 3: East Asia 5. Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan 6. The Just War in Early China Afterword: Ethics Across Borders

Torkel Brekke completed his DPhil at the University of Oxford in 1999 and is currently Associate Professor at the Institute of Culture Studies and Oriental Languages at the University of Oslo. His primary research interest is the relationship between religion and politics. Previous publications include Religious Motivation and the Origins of Buddhism (also published by Routledge) and Makers of Modern Indian Religions.

• Foreword Introduction: Comparative Ethics and the Crucible of War Part 1: West Asia 2. The Ethics of War in Judaism 1. Islamic Tradition and the Justice of War Part 2: South Asia 3. Between Prudence and Heroism: Ethics of War in the Hindu Tradition 4. In Defense of Dharma: Just War Ideology in Buddhist Sri Lanka Part 3: East Asia 5. Might Makes Right: Just War and Just Warfare in Early Medieval Japan 6. The Just War in Early China Afterword: Ethics Across Borders