Holy War: The History of an Idea - Softcover

Ruelland, Jacques G.

 
9780773407831: Holy War: The History of an Idea
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0773407839 ISBN 13: 9780773407831
Verlag: Em Text, 2007

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Though the wise know that history will inevitably repeat itself, mankind keeps on making the same mistakes. It is never an easy task to write about war and religion, and Dr. Jacques G. Ruelland has managed to do so clearly and without prejudice. Through his exposé of the holy wars, this philosopher-historian traces a not-so-holy picture of civilization by analyzing the semantics of "sacredness" inherent to monotheistic religions. With the compassionate eye of the humanist, he helps us understand the origins of the justifications of wars waged in the name of the Almighty. Will we ever learn to eradicate this ancient practice? Not really, the historian believes, unless humanity can succeed in redefining the very notion of peace by assigning a new mission to science which would, ultimately, be dedicated to its real and ever-lasting pursuit.

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Verlag
Em Text
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0773407839
ISBN 13 
9780773407831
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
132
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