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- catalog abstract "This book helps us understand one of the most disturbing and perplexing phenomena of modern life: the emergence of religious violence as a major factor in world affairs. [In the book, the author] surveys the literature in the filed and rightly focuses on the idea of sacred war as religion's potent contribution to charged political encounters. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people - adopting religious images of divine conquest - engage in terrorism and other acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission.-Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b12988469.
- catalog created "2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2003.".
- catalog description "Fighting for God : scriptural obligations and holy wars -- Psychological perspectives -- Apocalyptic violence -- Civilizational clashes, culture wars, and religious violence -- Religious suffering, martyrdom, and sexual violence -- Conclusion : toward a holistic approach to religious violence.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-256) and index.".
- catalog description "This book helps us understand one of the most disturbing and perplexing phenomena of modern life: the emergence of religious violence as a major factor in world affairs. [In the book, the author] surveys the literature in the filed and rightly focuses on the idea of sacred war as religion's potent contribution to charged political encounters. He brings psychological perspectives to bear in helping us understand how marginalized people - adopting religious images of divine conquest - engage in terrorism and other acts of public violence out of a sense of spiritual mission.-Back cover.".
- catalog extent "viii, 269 p. ; 24 cm.".
- catalog hasFormat "Sacred fury.".
- catalog identifier "0759103615 (alk. paper)".
- catalog identifier "0759103623 (pbk : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Sacred fury.".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Walnut Creek, CA : Altamira Press,".
- catalog relation "Sacred fury.".
- catalog subject "291.1/78 21".
- catalog subject "BL65.V55 S33 2003".
- catalog subject "Violence Religious aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Fighting for God : scriptural obligations and holy wars -- Psychological perspectives -- Apocalyptic violence -- Civilizational clashes, culture wars, and religious violence -- Religious suffering, martyrdom, and sexual violence -- Conclusion : toward a holistic approach to religious violence.".
- catalog title "Sacred fury : understanding religious violence / Charles Selengut.".
- catalog type "text".