ISBN:
9780520271654
,
9780520951532 (Sekundärausgabe)
Language:
English
Pages:
319 p.
Edition:
Online-Ausg. Ann Arbor, Michigan Proquest Online-Ressource ISBN 9780520951532
Edition:
[Online-Ausg.]
DDC:
201.763320973
Keywords:
Geschichte
;
Religion
;
Gewalt
;
USA
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Online-Publikation
;
Aufsatzsammlung
Abstract:
Violence has been a central feature of America's history, culture, and place in the world. It has taken many forms: from state-sponsored uses of force such as war or law enforcement, to revolution, secession, terrorism and other actions with important political and cultural implications. Religion also holds a crucial place in the American experience of violence, particularly for those who have found order and meaning in their worlds through religious texts, symbols, rituals, and ideas. Yet too often the religious dimensions of violence, especially in the American context, are ignored or overs...
Note:
Description based upon print version of record
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Online-Ausg.:
