The Myth of Religious Violence

The Myth of Religious Violence
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Publisher : OUP USA
Total Pages : 296
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ISBN-10 : 9780195385045
ISBN-13 : 0195385047
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Book Synopsis The Myth of Religious Violence by : William T Cavanaugh

Download or read book The Myth of Religious Violence written by William T Cavanaugh and published by OUP USA. This book was released on 2009-09-03 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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