Overview

Violence has always played a part in the religious imagination, from symbols and myths to legendary battles, from colossal wars to the theater of terrorism. The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence surveys intersections between religion and violence throughout history and around the world.The forty original essays in this volume include overviews of major religious traditions, showing how violence is justified within the literary and theological foundations of the tradition, how it is used symbolically and in ritual practice, and how social acts of violence and warfare have been justified by religious ideas. The essays also examine patterns and themes relating to religious violence, such as sacrifice and martyrdom, which are explored in cross-disciplinary or regional analyses; and offer major analytic approaches, from literary to social scientific studies. The contributors to this volume--innovative thinkers who are forging new directions in theory and analysis related to religion and violence--provide novel insights into this important field of studies. By mapping out the whole field of religion and violence, The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence will prove an authoritative source for students and scholars for years to come.

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Author:   Mark K. Juergensmeyer ,  Margo Kitts ,  Michael K. Jerryson
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 17.00cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   1.170kg
ISBN:  

9780190270094

ISBN 10:   0190270098
Pages:   672
Publication Date:   17 December 2015
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contributors Introduction: ''The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions 1. Hindu: ''Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics'' - Veena Das 2. Buddhist: ''Buddhist Traditions and Violence'' - Michael Jerryson 3. Sikh: ''Sikh Traditions and Violence'' - Cynthia Keppley Mahmood 4. Jewish: ''Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions'' - Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran 5. Christian:''Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions'' - Lloyd Steffen 6. Islamic: ''Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence''- Bruce Lawrence 7. African: ''African Traditional Religion and Violence'' - Nathalie Wlodarczyk 8. Pacific Island: ''Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies'' - Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart 9. Chinese: ''Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions'' - Meir Shahar Part II: Patterns and Themes 10. Evil: ''The Religious Problem of Evil'' - James Aho 11. Sacrifice: ''Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions'' - David Carrasco 12. Martyrdom: ''Martyrdom in Islam'' - David Cook 13. Self Mutilation: ''Starvation and Self Mutilation in Religious Traditions'' - Liz Wilson 14. Apocalypse: ''Apocalyptic Religion and Violence'' - Jamel Velji 15. Sacred War: ''Cosmic War in Religious Traditions'' - Reza Aslan 16. Genocide: ''Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda'' - Christopher Taylor 17. Terrorism: ''Terrorism as Performance Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer 18. Torture: ''Christianity and Torture'' - Karen King 19. Just War: ''Just War and Legal Restraints'' - John Kelsay 20. Abortion: ''Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate'' - Julie Ingersoll 21. Contested Sites: ''Conflicts over Sacred Ground'' - Ron E. Hassner 22. Political Violence: ''Religion and Political Violence'' - Monica Toft 23. Death Rituals: ''Rituals of Death and Remembrance'' - Susumu Shimazono and Margo Kitts 24. Violent Death: ''Violent Death in Religious Imagination'' - Margo Kitts Part III: Analytic Approaches 25. Sociology: ''Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective'' - John R. Hall 26. Anthropology: ''Religion and Violence from an Anthropological Perspective'' - Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern 27. Psychology: ''Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective'' - James W. Jones 28. Political Science: ''Religion and Violence from a Political Science Perspective''- Daniel Philpott 29. Literary Theory: ''Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives'' - Margo Kitts 30. Theology: ''Religion and Violence from Christian Perspectives'' - Charles Kimball Part IV: New Directions 31 Sacrifice: ''Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions'' - Walter Burkert 32. Cities: ''Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence'' - Saskia Sassen 33. Armageddon: ''Armageddon in Christian, Sunni and Shi'a Traditions'' - Michael Sells 34. Phenomenal Violence: ''Phenomenal Violence and the Philosophy of Religion'' - Hent de Vries 35. Constructions of Evil : ''The Construction of Evil and the Violence of Purification'' - David Frankfurter 36. Mimetic Theory: ''Mimetic Theories of Religion and Violence'' - Wolfgang Palaver 37. Scarcity: ''Religion and Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence'' - Hector Avalos 38. Evolutionary Theory: ''Ritual, Religion, and Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective'' - Candance S. Alcorta and Richard Sosis 39. Rites of Terror: ''Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle'' - Harvey Whitehouse and Brian McQuinn 40. Sociotheology: ''A Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer and Mona Sheik Index

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Quite excellent and easily navigated by specialists and nonspecialists alike. * CHOICE * The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence is a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarly literature on the relationship between religion and violence...it should definitely be read by all those interested in the various ways religion has been used to legitimate violence. * Politics, Religion, & Ideology * [A] timely collection that provides a welcome guide to the emerging field of studies in violence and religion. Among only a few such efforts to survey the field as a whole, the book explores religious violence in both the past and present as well as in all its social, psychological, and theological complexities...this diverse volume is certainly well worth picking up, as all involved in such scholarship are sure to find something of pertinent interest. * Journal of Contemporary Religion *

[A] timely collection that provides a welcome guide to the emerging field of studies in violence and religion. Among only a few such efforts to survey the field as a whole, the book explores religious violence in both the past and present as well as in all its social, psychological, and theological complexities...this diverse volume is certainly well worth picking up, as all involved in such scholarship are sure to find something of pertinent interest. Journal of Contemporary Religion The Oxford Handbook of Religion and Violence is a welcome addition to the burgeoning scholarly literature on the relationship between religion and violence...it should definitely be read by all those interested in the various ways religion has been used to legitimate violence. Politics, Religion, & Ideology Quite excellent and easily navigated by specialists and nonspecialists alike. CHOICE

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Mark Juergensmeyer is Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Margo Kitts is Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Religious Studies and East-West Classical Studies at Hawai'i Pacific University in Honolulu. Michael Jerryson is Professor of Religious Studies at Youngstown State University.

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