Empire of sacrifice: the religious origins of American violence
It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since9/11, United States...
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| 格式: | 电子 图书 |
| 语言: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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New York
New York University Press
2010
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| In: | Year: 2010 |
| 评论: | [Rezension von: Pahl, Jon, 1958-, Empire of sacrifice : the religious origins of American violence] (2011) (McKanan, Dan)
[Rezension von: Pahl, Jon, 1958-, Empire of sacrifice : the religious origins of American violence] (2011) (Wong, Matthew) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
暴力
B 受害者 (宗教) B Girard, René 1923-2015 |
| Further subjects: | B
United States
Church history
B Sacrifice Social aspects (United States) B Violence (United States) B Christianity and culture (United States) B Violence Religious aspects Christianity |
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| 总结: | It is widely recognized that American culture is both exceptionally religious and exceptionally violent. Americans participate in religious communities in high numbers, yet American citizens also own guns at rates far beyond those of citizens in other industrialized nations. Since9/11, United States scholars have understandably discussed religious violence in terms of terrorist acts, a focus that follows United States policy. Yet, according to Jon Pahl, to identify religious violence only with terrorism fails to address the long history of American violence rooted in religion throughout the co |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| 实物描述: | Online-Ressource (xiv, 257 p), ill |
| ISBN: | 0-8147-6762-1 978-0-8147-6762-7 |
