The Myth of Religious Violence

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The Myth of Religious Violence
Author : William T Cavanaugh
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Publisher : OUP USA
Language : English
Release Date : 03 September 2009
ISBN : 9780195385045
Pages : 296 pages
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The Myth of Religious Violence by William T Cavanaugh Book PDF Summary

Cavanaugh challenges conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. He examines how timeless and transcultural categories of 'religion and 'the secular' are used in arguments that religion causes violence.

The Myth of Religious Violence

Cavanaugh challenges conventional wisdom by examining how the twin categories of religion and the secular are constructed. He examines how timeless and transcultural categories of 'religion and 'the secular' are used in arguments that religion causes violence.

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