The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence (eBook)

Andrew R. Murphy (Herausgeber)

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2011 | 1. Auflage
632 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-1-4443-9572-3 (ISBN)

Infos

The timely Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence brings together an international, interdisciplinary group of scholars who provide a coherent state of the art overview of the complex relationships between religion and violence.

* This companion tackles one of the most important topics in the field of Religion in the twenty-first century, pulling together a unique collection of cutting-edge work

* A focused collection of high-quality scholarship provides readers with a state-of-the-art account of the latest work in this field

* The contributors are broad-ranging, international, and interdisciplinary, and include historians, political scientists, religious studies scholars, sociologists, anthropologists, theologians, scholars of women's and gender studies and communication

Autor

Andrew R. Murphy is Associate Professor of Political Science at Rutgers University, New Brunswick. His research focuses on the interconnections between religious and political thought and practice, most particularly in the Anglo-American tradition. He is the author of Conscience and Community: Revisiting Toleration and Religious Dissent in Early Modern England and America (2001) and Prodigal Nation: Moral Decline and Divine Punishment from New England to 9/11 (2009); he is editor or co-editor of The Political Writings of William Penn (2002), Religion, Politics, and American Identity: New Directions, New Controversies (2006); and Literature, Culture, Tolerance (2009).

Rezensionen

"To conclude, this survey of The Blackwell Companion to
Religion and Violence indicates its breadth, and thus its value
to those studying the religious ethics of violence and peace, and
to those studying violence and peace in other disciplines ... The
Companion will spur advanced students and academics to
explore methodologies and historical-cultural examples with which
they were only passingly familiar." (Studies in Christian
Ethics, 1 May 2013)
"This is an important reference work ... Highly recommended:
upper-level graduates and above." (Choice, 1 December 2011)

"This is a fascinating and enlightening book." (New
Directions, 1 November 2011)

"Very impressive ... The contributors write from a variety of
perspectives - socio-logical, anthropological, historical,
economic - and cover between them a wide range of religious
traditions ... Taken together, the chapters in this Companion show
how different forms of religious faith (including Christianity) can
be distorted, and then inspire acts of brutality and violence ...
An indispensable tool for anyone seeking to bring clarity rather
than rhetoric to this murky area." (Church
Times, 21 October 2011)

"A curious and voracious reader of the (mostly accessible)
essays found in The Blackwell Companion to Religion and
Violence will learn a great deal about religion in its various
cultural, economic, political and social manifestations, especially
as these are related to violence." (The Tablet, 1 October
2011)

"The Blackwell Companion to Religion and Violence is a
landmark volume, finely structured and beautifully executed. The
essays in this outstanding collection bring much-needed precision
to the discussion of religion and violence and prompt a multitude
of questions about how and why we study it. The geographic
framework is wonderfully expansive - there are detailed
studies of cultures from throughout the world - and the
disciplinary breadth is unparalleled in any recent reference work
on religion. The most striking aspect of this volume, however, is
the reflexivity that it brings to the study of religion and
violence. In clear and engaging prose, these essays, taken
together, challenge pat understandings of the topic by daring the
reader to rethink the point of studying it. The collection amply
and enviably demonstrates how strong editorial direction, which is
lacking in many similar volumes, is crucial to shaping a book that
is both scholarly and accessible to a broad readership."

--John Corrigan, Lucius Moody Bristol Distinguished
Professor, Florida State University

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.3.2011
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Schlagworte: Gewalt • Religion • Religion & Theology • Religion, Issues & Current Affairs • Religionsfragen u. aktuelle Probleme • Religion u. Theologie
• ISBN-10: 1-4443-9572-6 / 1444395726
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4443-9572-3 / 9781444395723