God of battles : holy wars of Christianity and Islam / Peter Partner.
God of battles : holy wars of Christianity and Islam / Peter Partner.
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1998 printing.
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1998 printing.
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T0380600
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English
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xxvii, 364 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Holy Wars of the Ancient Near East -- 2. Jewish Sects in the Hellenistic World -- 3. Islam and War -- 4. Christianity and War -- 5. Muslim and Christian Holy War -- 6. Two Societies Organized for Holy War -- 7. Outside the Holy Wars -- 8. Holy War, Colonies and Conversion -- 9. Decay and Transfor...
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Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1998 printing.
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New Jersey
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1998 printing.
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What makes a war "holy," and who decides that it is? God of Battles examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, "God's War," came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this...
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God of battles : holy wars of Christianity and Islam / Peter Partner.
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Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 1997.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-349) and index.
Transferred from N291.1787309/1.
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T0380600
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0691002355 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780691002354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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291.1787309
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991001650579702626
