From jeremiad to jihad [electronic resource] : religion, violence, and America / John D. Carlson and Jonathan H. Ebel, editors.
Carlson, John D. (John David); Ebel, Jonathan H., 1970-
2012
BL65.V55 F77 2012eb
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Title From jeremiad to jihad [electronic resource] : religion, violence, and America / John D. Carlson and Jonathan H. Ebel, editors.
ISBN 9780520951532 (electronic book)
9780520271654
9780520271661
Imprint Berkeley : University of California Press, c2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvii, 299 p.)
Call Number BL65.V55 F77 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 201/.763320973
Summary "Violence has been a central feature of America's history, culture, and standing in the world. It has taken many forms: from state-sponsored uses of force such as war or law enforcement to revolution, secession, terrorism, and other actions with important political and cultural implications. Religion also holds a crucial place in the American experience of violence, particularly for those who have found order and meaning in their worlds via religious texts, symbols, rituals, and ideas. Yet too often the religious dimensions of violence, especially in the American context, are ignored or overstated--in either case, poorly understood. From Jeremiad to Jihad: Religion, Violence, and America corrects these misunderstandings. Charting and interpreting the tendrils of religion and violence, this book reveals how formative moments of their intersection in American history have influenced the ideas, institutions, and identities associated with the United States. Religion and violence provide crucial yet underutilized lenses for seeing America anew--including its outlook on, and relation to, the world."--p. [4] of cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Added Author Carlson, John D. (John David)
Ebel, Jonathan H., 1970-
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