THE MYTH OF RELIGIOUS VIOLENCE |
Subtitle:
Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict
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Book Category:
Religion > General
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Author:
Cavanaugh, William T.
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9780195385045
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Price:
USD 49.95
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Publication Year:
2009
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Publisher Info
Kimberly Craven,
Oxford University Press,198 Madison Ave.,
New York ,
New York - 10016-4314,USA
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Book Description
The idea that religion has a dangerous tendency to promote violence is part of the conventional wisdom of Western societies, and it underlies many of our institutions and policies, from limits on the public role of religion to efforts to promote liberal democracy in the Middle East.
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