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God of battles : holy wars of Christianity and Islam / Peter Partner

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 1998.Description: xxvii, 364 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 0691002355 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9780691002354 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BT736.2 .P37 1998
Contents:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-349) and index
Holy wars of the ancient Near East -- Jewish sects in the Hellenistic world -- Islam and war -- Christianity and war -- Muslim and Christian holy war -- Two societies organized for holy war -- Outside the holy wars -- Holy war, colonies and conversion -- Decay and transformation of holy war -- Holy war and the European empires -- Modernity and political Islam -- Faith, government and dissent -- Western dreams, memories and fears -- Assumed identities
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Bishop Okullu Memorial Library (Limuru Campus) General Circulation Non-fiction BT736.2 .P37 1998 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 065612
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Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 1997

Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-349) and index

Holy wars of the ancient Near East -- Jewish sects in the Hellenistic world -- Islam and war -- Christianity and war -- Muslim and Christian holy war -- Two societies organized for holy war -- Outside the holy wars -- Holy war, colonies and conversion -- Decay and transformation of holy war -- Holy war and the European empires -- Modernity and political Islam -- Faith, government and dissent -- Western dreams, memories and fears -- Assumed identities

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