Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence
Description: Fields of Blood: Religion and the History of Violence examines the relationship between religious beliefs and violent conflict throughout history, analyzing how faith has influenced patterns of aggression and warfare across various cultures
ISBN: 0307957047
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The first chapter gives a very good rationale for where hatred and subjugation of the 'other' comes from and the book traces how this kind of socialized violence evolved over the ages.