| Description |
1 online resource (291 pages) |
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Routledge handbooks |
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Routledge handbooks.
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| Contents |
Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; List of contributors; 1 Introduction; PART I World religions and security; 2 Dichotomous Jewish understandings of security: Historical origins and contemporary expression; 3 Eastern Orthodoxy and the fusion of national and spiritual security; 4 Catholic approaches to security and peace; 5 Always reforming: Protestantism and international security; 6 Shi'a Muslims and security: The centrality of Iran; 7 Islam and security: A Sunni perspective; 8 Hinduism and security: A hierarchy of protection |
| Summary |
This Handbook breaks new ground by addressing global security through the lens of religion and examining the role religion plays in both war and peace. In recent years there has been a considerable upsurge of public concern about the role of religion in contemporary violence. However, other than historical materials, there has been a relative neglect of the subject of religion and security. The Routledge Handbook of Religion and Security fills this gap in the literature by providing an interdisciplinary, comprehensive volume that helps non-specialists and experts alike understand how religion |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version |
| Subject |
Security, International -- Religious aspects.
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Religion and international relations.
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Violence -- Religious aspects.
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RELIGION -- Religion, Politics & State.
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Religion and international relations
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Security, International -- Religious aspects
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Violence -- Religious aspects
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Internationell säkerhet -- religiösa aspekter.
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Religion och internationella relationer.
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| Genre/Form |
handbooks.
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Handbooks and manuals.
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Guides et manuels.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Seiple, Chris, editor.
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Hoover, Dennis, editor.
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Otis, Pauletta, 1942- editor.
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| LC no. |
2012006766 |
| ISBN |
9781136239328 |
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1136239324 |
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9780203102312 |
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0203102312 |
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9781283710893 |
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1283710897 |
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