02370cam a2200529Mu 4500 ocn811490906 OCoLC 20200709055559.0 m d cr |n| 120906s2007 xx o 000 0 eng d MHW eng MHW N$T 9780773421516 (electronic bk.) 0773421513 (electronic bk.) 0773421513 (OCoLC)811490906 477472 (N$T) BT736.2 .R82513 2007 REL 084000 bisacsh 201.7273 201/.7273 N$TA Ruelland, Jacques G. Holy War [electronic resource] : The History of an Idea. Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2007. 1 online resource (110 p.) Description based upon print version of record. Though the wise know that history will inevitably repeat itself, mankind keeps on making the same mistakes. It is never an easy task to write about war and religion, and Dr. Jacques G. Ruelland has managed to do so clearly and without prejudice. Through his exposé of the holy wars, this philosopher-historian traces a not-so-holy picture of civilization by analyzing the semantics of "sacredness" inherent to monotheistic religions. With the compassionate eye of the humanist, he helps us understand the origins of the justifications of wars waged in the name of the Almighty. Will we ever learn to Crusades. Jihad. War -- Biblical teaching. War -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. War -- Religious aspects -- Islam. War Religious aspects Christianity. War Religious aspects Islam. Crusades. Jihad. RELIGION / Religion, Politics & State bisacsh Electronic books. Fuykschot, Cornellia. Poulin, Jeanne. Print version: 9780773455481 http://www.msvu.ca:2048/login?url=http://www.msvu.eblib.com/patron/FullRecord.aspx?p=1003024 Check for Full Text EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=477472 EBSCOhost EBSC 477472 cpp1723AUTO 02 N$T 51563 51563