War and Religion

Europe and the Mediterranean from the First through the Twenty-first Centuries

Inbunden, Engelska, 2019

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The resurgence of violent terrorist organizations claiming to act in the name of God has rekindled dramatic public debate about the connection between violence and religion and its history. Offering a panoramic view of the tangled history of war and religion throughout Europe and the Mediterranean, War and Religion takes a hard look at the tumultuous history of war in its relationship to religion. Arnaud Blin examines how this relationship began through the concurrent emergence of the Mediterranean empires and the great monotheistic faiths. Moving through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and into the modern era, Blin concludes with why the link between violence and religion endures. For each time period, Blin shows how religion not only fueled a great number of conflicts but also defined the manner in which wars were conducted and fought.

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Utgivningsdatum:2019-03-19
Mått:152 x 229 x 30 mm
Vikt:635 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:360
Förlag:University of California Press
ISBN:9780520286634

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Arnaud Blin is a French-American historian and biographer. His works are widely translated, and he is the author, coauthor, or editor of many on the history of conflict, including The History of Terrorism: From Antiquity to ISIS. Blin is a Research Associate with the French Institute for Strategic Analysis (Paris). He lives in upstate New York.

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"For those engaged in conflict and peace studies, Arnaud Blin has provided sheer pleasure in this book of historical, philosophical and linguistic clarity."

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List of IllustrationsChronologyAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. The Rise of the Monotheistic Religions2. Christianity Becomes a State Religion3. The Emergence of Islam4. Toward a Clash of Civilizations5. The Middle Eastern Crusades6. The Crusading Spirit Lives On7. From Holy War to All-Out Religious War8. In the Name of God: Religious Warfare in Europe, 1524–17009. Religious Violence in a Secular WorldEpilogue: Of Gods and MenNotesSuggested ReadingsIndex