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9781032847009: The Meaning of Weapons
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ISBN 10 : 103284700X ISBN 13 : 9781032847009
Editeur : Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

This book studies the role, representation, and materiality of weapons, focusing on what they mean to communities and individuals in various cultural, social, political, and religious settings.

Drawing on a range of case studies from across the globe, the chapters examine (1) how weapons are understood and used in different social, cultural, religious, theological, and ritual contexts; (2) their role within infrastructures of violence, that is, the socio-material, juridical, and spatial arrangements of weapons that enable or constrain violence; (3) processes of human socialization with weapons; (4) the infliction of violence through weapons; and (5) the representation of weapons in popular culture, games, myths, museums, and monuments.

The volume brings together insights from various disciplines including anthropology, religious studies, philosophy, history, and conflict studies. In doing so, it lays the groundwork for highly needed new theoretical and methodological directions to understand the meaning of weapons in our times.

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À propos de l'auteur

Lucien van Liere is Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

Erik Meinema is Assistant Professor in Religion and Heritage at Utrecht University, the Netherlands.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2026
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
103284700X
ISBN 13 
9781032847009
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
276
Éditeur
Van Liere Lucien, Meinema Erik
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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