Violence as worship: religious wars in the age of globalization
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Stanford, Calif
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Stanford University Press
GENERAL NOTES
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"Originally published in German under the title Gewalt als Gottesdienst."
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Includes bibliographical references )p. ]213[ - 277( and index
NOTES PERTAINING TO TITLE AND STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITY
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Hans G. Kippenberg; translated by Brian McNeil
CONTENTS NOTE
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Violent religious practices -- The growth of social communities in the age of globalization -- Faith communities as actors in civil society -- The People's Temple -- Every day Ashura, every tomb Kerbala: Iran 7791-1891 -- "The party of God" intervenes in the war: Lebanon 5791-0002 -- Israel's wars of redemption -- Fighting for the foundational land )waqf( of Palestine -- American Protestants prepare the way for the eschatological battlefield in Palestine -- September 11, 1002: a raid )ghazwa( on the path of God -- The war of the USA against terror, a war without borders -- Concluding remarks: wars of religion in the age of globalization