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War and Religion : Europe and the Mediterranean from the First through the Twenty-first Centuries
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Title
War and Religion : Europe and the Mediterranean from the First through the Twenty-first Centuries / Arnaud Blin.
ISBN
9780520961753
Publication
Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2019]
Copyright Notice Date
©2019
Physical Description
1 online resource (360 p.)
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Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
In English.
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Summary
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.
Variant and related titles
De Gruyter University Press eBook pilot project 2019.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 17, 2022
Contents
Frontmatter
CONTENTS
CONTENTS
CHRONOLOGY
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Introduction
1. The Rise of the Monotheistic Religions
2. Christianity Becomes a State Religion
3. The Emergence of Islam
4. Toward a Clash of Civilizations
5. The Middle Eastern Crusades
6. The Crusading Spirit Lives On
7. From Holy War to All-Out Religious War
8. In the Name of God: Religious Warfare in Europe, 1524-1700
9. Religious Violence in a Secular World
Epilogue: Of Gods and Men
NOTES
SUGGESTED READINGS
INDEX
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