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

The myth of religious violence : secular ideology and the roots of modern conflict / William T. Cavanaugh.

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Cavanaugh, William T., 1962-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, ©2009.
Subjects:
Violence > Religious aspects.
Religion and politics > Western countries.
Religion > Philosophy > Political aspects > Western countries.
Religion and politics
Violence > Religious aspects
Western countries
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Table of Contents:
  • The myth of religious violence
  • The invention of religion
  • The creation myth of the wars of religion
  • The uses of the myth.

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