The myth of religious violence: secular ideology and the roots of modern conflict

Cavanaugh challenges conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. He examines how timeless and transcultural categories of 'religion and 'the secular' are used in arguments that religion causes violence

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Main Author: Cavanaugh, William T. (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Oxford Oxford University Press 2009
In:Year: 2009
Reviews:The Myth of Religious Violence: Secular Ideology and the Roots of Modern Conflict (2010) (O'Neill, Kevin Lewis)
[Rezension von: Cavanaugh, William T., 1962-, The myth of religious violence] (2010) (Çiçek, Hüseyin I., 1978 -)
Further subjects:B Violence Religious aspects
B Religion Philosophy Political aspects (Western countries)
B Violence ; Religious aspects
B Religion and politics ; Western countries
B Religion ; Philosophy ; Political aspects ; Western countries
B Religion And Politics (Western countries)
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System; OUP)
Parallel Edition:Print version: 9780195385045