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Holy War : the History of an Idea.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2007.Description: 1 online resource (110 pages)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9780773421516
  • 0773421513
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 201.7273 201/.7273
LOC classification:
  • BT736.2 .R82513 2007
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
Cover Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Introduction: War and Holy War; Chapter 1: Holy War and Sacred War; Chapter 2: The Hebrews and Holy War; Chapter 3: The Weapons of Yahweh; Chapter 4: From Holy War to Just War; Chapter 5: The Islamic Jihad; Chapter 6: The Crusades; Chapter 7: The Byzantine Pseudo Crusades; Chapter 8: The Wars of Religion; Chapter 9: The Suicidal Tactics of the Germans and the Japanese; Conclusion: Redefining Peace; Diagram: The Notions and Relationships of Holy War; Bibliography; Index
Summary: Though the wise know that history will inevitably repeat itself, mankind keeps on making the same mistakes. It is never an easy task to write about war and religion, and Dr. Jacques G. Ruelland has managed to do so clearly and without prejudice. Through his exposé of the holy wars, this philosopher-historian traces a not-so-holy picture of civilization by analyzing the semantics of "sacredness" inherent to monotheistic religions. With the compassionate eye of the humanist, he helps us understand the origins of the justifications of wars waged in the name of the Almighty. Will we ever learn to.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - EBSCO (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (ebsco)477472

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Though the wise know that history will inevitably repeat itself, mankind keeps on making the same mistakes. It is never an easy task to write about war and religion, and Dr. Jacques G. Ruelland has managed to do so clearly and without prejudice. Through his exposé of the holy wars, this philosopher-historian traces a not-so-holy picture of civilization by analyzing the semantics of "sacredness" inherent to monotheistic religions. With the compassionate eye of the humanist, he helps us understand the origins of the justifications of wars waged in the name of the Almighty. Will we ever learn to.

Cover Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgement; Introduction: War and Holy War; Chapter 1: Holy War and Sacred War; Chapter 2: The Hebrews and Holy War; Chapter 3: The Weapons of Yahweh; Chapter 4: From Holy War to Just War; Chapter 5: The Islamic Jihad; Chapter 6: The Crusades; Chapter 7: The Byzantine Pseudo Crusades; Chapter 8: The Wars of Religion; Chapter 9: The Suicidal Tactics of the Germans and the Japanese; Conclusion: Redefining Peace; Diagram: The Notions and Relationships of Holy War; Bibliography; Index

English.