God of battles
holy wars of Christianity and Islam
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Publication
1998 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey
Language
English
Word Count
91,000 words, Guess
Page Count
364 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL368241M
- ISBN-100691002355
- OCLC Control Number39368414
- Internet Archivegodofbattlesholy00part
- Library of Congress Control Number98028813
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- Goodreads27568
- LibraryThing102577
Classifications
- DDC291.1/7873/09
- LCCBT736.2 .P27 1998
- LCCBT736.2.P27 1998
Description
"What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the jihad of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and warns against allowing crusading war propaganda to affect our judgments today."--BOOK JACKET.
First Sentence
IF PEOPLE WORSHIP GODS and fight wars, they expect the former to take an interest in the latter.
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