Holy war, martyrdom, and terror : Christianity, violence, and the West / Philippe Buc.

"Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror examines the ways that Christian theology has shaped centuries of conflict from the Jewish-Roman War of late antiquity through the First Crusade, the French Revolution, and up to the Iraq War. By isolating one factor among the many forces that converge in war--t...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015.
Series:Haney Foundation series.
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