Isbn: 9781847921871 - fields of blood: religion and the history of violence (10 résultats)

Paperback. Etat : Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

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Paperback. Etat : Good. 1st edition, 1st printing. Good condition paperback with minimal wear. Contents are clean and bright throughout with no markings.

Paperback. Etat : Fine.

Etat : Used - Very Good. VG paperback. 1st edition. A very nice tidy copy Used - Very Good. VG paperback.

Etat : Good. 5th or later printing. Countering the atheist claim that believers are by default violent fanatics and religion is the cause of all major wars, this book demonstrates that religious faith is not inherently violent. Countering the atheist claim that believers are by default violent fanatics and religion is the cause of all major wars, Karen Armstrong demonstrates that religious faith is not inherently violent. In fact, the world's major religions have throughout their history displayed ambivalent attitudes towards aggression and warfare. At times they have allied themselves with states and empires for protection or to further their influence; at others they have tried to curb state oppression and aggression and worked for peace and justice. Taking us on a journey from prehistoric times to the present, Karen Armstrong contrasts medieval crusaders and modern-day jihadists with the pacifism of the Buddha and Jesus' vision of a just and peaceful society; moreover, she demonstrates that the underlying reasons - social, economic, political - for war and violence in our history often had very little to do with religion. While human beings have a natural propensity for aggression, collective violence and warfare emerged at a certain point in history when the invention of agriculture created a society and a state based on the accumulation of wealth. For most of history our destructive potential could be contained but with the industrialised warfare and all-powerful state of the modern age, humanity is on the brink of destroying itself. Vast in scope, impeccably researched and passionately argued, Fields of Blood is more than a corrective to the prevailing view that religion is to blame for most of the bloodshed throughout human history: it is a celebration of those religious ideas and movements that have opposed war and aggression and promoted peace and reconciliation.; Paperback 2014 uitg, met fris en schoon binnenwerk. Recht boekblok. Puntgaaf omslag, afgezien van de zeer fijne leeslijntjes in de rug.…

Paperback. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. A very good copy. ; 235 x 155mm; x, 499 pages.

Paperback. 1014. Countering the atheist claim that believers are by default violent fanatics and religion is the cause of all major wars, Karen Armstrong demonstrates that religious faith is not inherently violent. In fact, the world's major religions have throughout their history displayed ambivalent attitudes towards aggression and warfare. At times they have allied themselves with states and empires for protection or to further their influence; at others they have tried to curb state oppression and aggression and worked for peace and justice.   Taking us on a journey from prehistoric times to the present, Karen Armstrong contrasts medieval crusaders and modern-day jihadists with the pacifism of the Buddha and Jesus' vision of a just and peaceful society; moreover, she demonstrates that the underlying reasons - social, economic, political - for war and violence in our history often had very little to do with religion.   While human beings have a natural propensity for aggression, collective violence and warfare emerged at a certain point in history when the invention of agriculture created a society and a state based on the accumulation of wealth. For most of history our destructive potential could be contained but with the industrialised warfare and all-powerful state of the modern age, humanity is on the brink of destroying itself.   Vast in scope, impeccably researched and passionately argued, Fields of Blood is more than a corrective to the prevailing view that religion is to blame for most of the bloodshed throughout human history: it is a celebration of those religious ideas and movements that have opposed war and aggression and promoted peace and reconciliation. 2014. A trade paperback copy in fine, unmarked and unread condition.…

Etat : Very Good. 8vo. softcover. 499pp. index. Very good, foxing to edges.

Reprint ed. Paperback thick octavo, very good condition, red colour front cover & spine little faded, red inside covers lightly toned, minor edgewear. 499 pp. Karen Armstrong, writing about the prehistoric times to the present day, contrasts medieval crusaders and modern day jihadists with the pacifism of the Buddha and the Jesus vision of a just and peaceful society. This book is a corrective to the widespread condemnation of faith as violent. Throughout history there has been no separation between the secular and the spiritual, and therefore our communal identity (including the political and religious) was the cause of conflict, not religion as a separate entity. Equally to blame for the beginning of organized violence was the agrarian revolution about 8500 BCE and civilization, with its need to support and control larger populations. A well-researched and passionately argued celebration of those religious ideas and movements that have opposed war and aggression and promoted equality, peace and reconciliation.…