Philippe Buc: Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror

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Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways Christian theology has shaped centuries of violence from Christianity's first centuries up to our own day, through the crusades, the French Revolution, and more recent American wars.

Über den Autor

Philippe Buc taught at Stanford University for two decades and is now Professor of Medieval History at the University of Vienna. He is author of several books, including The Dangers of Ritual: Between Early Medieval Texts and Social Scientific Theory.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface

Introduction. The Object of This History

Chapter 1. The American Way of War Through the Premodern Looking Glass

Chapter 2. Christian Exegesis and Violence

Chapter 3. Madness, Martyrdom, and Terror

Chapter 4. Martyrdom in the West: Vengeance, Purge, Salvation, and History

Chapter 5. Twins: National Holy War and Sectarian Terror

Chapter 6. Liberty and Coercion

Chapter 7. The Subject of History and the Making of History

Postface. No Future to That Past

List of Abbreviations

Notes

Select Bibliography

Index

Acknowledgments

Details

Erscheinungsjahr:	2017
Genre:	Importe , Politikwissenschaften
Rubrik:	Wissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13:	9780812224016
ISBN-10:	0812224019
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Buc, Philippe
Hersteller:	University of Pennsylvania Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU:	Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße:	233 x 152 x 30 mm
Von/Mit:	Philippe Buc
Erscheinungsdatum:	10.08.2017
Gewicht:	0,687 kg