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Fields of blood : religion and the history of violence

Armstrong, Karen2014
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Countering the atheist claim that believers are by default violent fanatics and religion is the cause of all major wars, Karen Armstrong demonstrates that religious faith is not inherently violent.
Imprint:
London The Bodley Head 2014
Collation:
499 pages
Contents:
Beginnings -- Farmers and Herdsmen -- India: The Noble Path -- China: Warriors and Gentlemen -- The Hebrew Dilemma -- Keeping the Peace -- Jesus: Not of This World? -- Byzantium: The Tragedy of Empire -- The Muslim Dilemma -- Crusade and Jihad -- Modernity -- The Arrival of `Religion' -- The Triumph of the Secular -- Religion Fights Back -- Holy Terror -- Global Jihad
ISBN:
9781847921871 (pbk)
Dewey class:
201.7633 FIE
Local class:
201.7633
Language:
English
BRN:
83816
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
PenrithNonfiction201.7633 FIEpbkAvailable
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