Religion and Genocide
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Religion and Genocide

Changing the Conversation

  1. 202 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Religion and Genocide

Changing the Conversation

About this book

Religion and Genocide: Changing the Conversation is a cutting-edge introduction to the complex and controversial relationship between religion and genocide. This book aims to widen the reader's understanding of religion and those who practice it, the nexus of religion and violence, and those who legitimate their violence by framing it in religious terms by looking at notions of holy wars, religious wars, and genocide and the practitioners of such.

This book delves into our current thinking of ourselves as biological entities, our relationship to genocide, and the impact of geography (including climate change) and diseases on our humanity and our ability to commit genocide. Tying together all these seemingly disparate threads, this text concludes with the significant and still largely unanswered question: "Where do we go from here?".

Highlighting the complex relationship between religion and genocide, this is an essential read for students and academics studying religion and violence, Judaism, Judaic studies, and holocaust and genocide studies. Religion and Genocide will also be of interest to researchers in related subjects such as history, politics, sociology, and anthropology.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Table of Contents
  6. List of Charts
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. 1 Introduction: Why This Book?
  9. 2 What Is This Thing Called “Religion”?
  10. 3 Who Are These Human Beings Who Do Religion—the Rise of Religion?
  11. 4 What about Religion and Violence?
  12. 5 What Is This Thing Called “Genocide”?
  13. 6 Who Are These Human Beings Who Do Genocide—the Perpetrators?
  14. 7 “Holy” Wars and “Religious” Wars: Is There a Connection?
  15. 8 Antisemitism as Genocide
  16. 9 Why Should Biology Matter?
  17. 10 Why Geography, Climate Change, and Disease Matter
  18. 11 Changing the Conversation: What Is to Be Done?
  19. 12 Conclusion: Bringing It All Together: Religion, Violence, and Genocide
  20. Bibliography
  21. Appendix: Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide
  22. About the Author
  23. Index