The Resource Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong
Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong
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The item Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Morgan County Public Library.This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches. This resource has been enriched with EBSCO NoveList data.
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The item Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Morgan County Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 2 library branches.
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 512 pages
- Contents
-
- Beginnings: Farmers and herdsmen ; India: the noble path ; China: warriors and gentlemen ; The Hebrew dilemma
- Keeping the peace: Jesus: not of this world? ; Byzantiumd: the tragedy of empire ; The Muslim dilemma ; Crusade and Jihad
- Modernity: The arrival of "religion" ; The triumph of the secular ; Religion fights back ; Holy terror ; Global Jihad
- Isbn
- 9780307957047
- Label
- Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence
- Title
- Fields of blood
- Title remainder
- religion and the history of violence
- Statement of responsibility
- Karen Armstrong
- Title variation
- Religion and the history of violence
- Subject
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- trueViolence -- Religious aspects
- trueCanadian literature
- trueEthics
- HISTORY / Civilization
- trueHistory writing -- Microhistory
- RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- RELIGION / Ethics
- trueReligion -- Social aspects | History
- trueReligious terrorism -- History
- trueSpirituality and religion -- General
- Violence -- Religious aspects
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
- Summary
- Provides a sweeping exploration of religion's connection to violence, from the agrarian societies of early civilized man to the growing post-9/11 disillusionment with religion.
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- 10358409
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1944-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Armstrong, Karen
- Dewey number
- 201/.76332
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Violence
- HISTORY / Civilization
- RELIGION / Ethics
- RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- Target audience
- adult
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- religion and the history of violence
- Label
- Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-488) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Beginnings: Farmers and herdsmen ; India: the noble path ; China: warriors and gentlemen ; The Hebrew dilemma -- Keeping the peace: Jesus: not of this world? ; Byzantiumd: the tragedy of empire ; The Muslim dilemma ; Crusade and Jihad -- Modernity: The arrival of "religion" ; The triumph of the secular ; Religion fights back ; Holy terror ; Global Jihad
- Control code
- 20353418
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 512 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307957047
- Lccn
- 2014011057
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Label
- Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence, Karen Armstrong
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 405-488) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Beginnings: Farmers and herdsmen ; India: the noble path ; China: warriors and gentlemen ; The Hebrew dilemma -- Keeping the peace: Jesus: not of this world? ; Byzantiumd: the tragedy of empire ; The Muslim dilemma ; Crusade and Jihad -- Modernity: The arrival of "religion" ; The triumph of the secular ; Religion fights back ; Holy terror ; Global Jihad
- Control code
- 20353418
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 512 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307957047
- Lccn
- 2014011057
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
Subject
- trueViolence -- Religious aspects
- trueCanadian literature
- trueEthics
- HISTORY / Civilization
- trueHistory writing -- Microhistory
- RELIGION / Comparative Religion
- RELIGION / Ethics
- trueReligion -- Social aspects | History
- trueReligious terrorism -- History
- trueSpirituality and religion -- General
- Violence -- Religious aspects
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