The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding

The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. With a focus on structural and cultural violence, the volume also offers a cutting edge interdisciplinary reframing of the scope of scholarship in the field.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Omer, Atalia ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Contributors: Appleby, R. Scott 1956- (Contributor) ; Little, David 1933- (Contributor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: Cary Oxford University Press USA - OSO 2015
In:Year: 2015
Series/Journal:Oxford Handbooks Ser.
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Religion / Conflict research / Peace research
B Religion / Violence / War / Peace
B Girard, René 1923-2015
Further subjects:B Earth
B Collection of essays
B Religious conflict
B War-Religious aspects-Handbooks, manuals, etc
B Peacebuilding
B Conflict
B Religion
B Peace
B Strategy
B Electronic books
B Handbook
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
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Summary:The book provides a comprehensive overview of the literature on religion, conflict, and peacebuilding. With a focus on structural and cultural violence, the volume also offers a cutting edge interdisciplinary reframing of the scope of scholarship in the field.
Cover -- The Oxford Handbook of Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Contributors -- PART ONE MAPPING THE FIELD -- 1 Religious Peacebuilding: The Exotic, the Good, and the Theatrical -- 2 Religious Violence: The Strong, the Weak, and the Pathological -- PART TWO THE HISTORICAL -- 3 Religion, Peace, and the Origins of Nationalism -- 4 Religion, Nationalism, and the Politics of Secularism -- 5 Secular-Religious Encounters as Peacebuilding -- 6 Structural and Cultural Violence in Religion and Peacebuilding -- PART THREE CONTESTED ISSUES -- 7 The New Name for Peace? Religion and Development as Partners in Strategic Peacebuilding -- 8 Violent and Nonviolent Religious Militancy -- 9 Religious Violence and State Violence -- 10 The Comparative Study of Ethics and the Project of the Justpeace -- 11 The Place of Religious Freedom in the Structure of Peacebuilding -- 12 Women, Religion, and Peacebuilding -- PART FOUR PEACEBUILDING -- 13 Reconciliation, Politics, and Transitional Justice -- 14 Negotiating Secular and Religious Contributions to Social Change and Peacebuilding -- 15 Secular Militancy as an Obstacle to Peacebuilding -- 16 Religion and Peace in Asia -- 17 Peacebuilding in the Muslim World -- 18 Youth and Interfaith Conflict Transformation -- 19 The Possibilities and Limits of Inter-Religious Dialogue -- 20 Ritual, Religion, and Peacebuilding -- 21 Spirituality and Religious Peacebuilding -- 22 The Intersection of Christian Theology and Peacebuilding -- 23 Religious Communities and Possibilities for Justpeace -- 24 Religion, Nationalism, and Solidarity Activism -- PART FIVE THE GROWING EDGE -- 25 Religion, Conflict, and Peacebuilding: Synthetic Remarks -- Index.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (737 pages)
ISBN:978-0-19-021794-5