How Violence Shapes Religion: Belief and Conflict in the Middle East and Africa

ISBN-13: 9781108429009 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 224 str.

Ziya Meral

Opis

Religion and violence are intrinsic to the human story. By tracing their roots in human experience, Meral reveals that it is violence that shapes religion.

Recenzje

'In How Violence Shapes Religion, Ziya Meral turns conventional assumptions about the relationship between religion and militancy on their head. His careful and thorough case studies demonstrate that the question - indeed, the very direction - of causality between faith and violence is anything but straightforward. This is a must-read for anyone - scholars, students, policymakers - wishing to understand the complex sociology of religion and violence in the contemporary world.' Peter Mandaville, George Mason University, Virginia

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Religious violence in Nigeria; 3. Religious violence in Egypt; 4. Comparative analysis of violence in Nigeria and Egypt; 5. Religion and violence in a global age.