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245	0	0	_aFighting words _h[electronic resource] : _breligion, violence, and the interpretation of sacred texts / _cedited by John Renard.
260			_aBerkeley, Calif. : _bUniversity of California Press, _cc2012.
300			_a1 online resource (vii, 254 p.)
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a1. Exegesis and Violence : Texts, Contexts, and Hermeneutical Concerns -- 2. A Brief History of War in the Hebrew Bible and the Jewish Interpretive Tradition -- 3. Annihilate Amalek : Christian Perspectives on 1 Samuel 15 -- 4. Violence in the New Testament and the History of Interpretation -- 5. Finhas of Medina: Islam, "The Jews," and the Construction of Religious Militancy -- 6. The Baha'i Tradition : The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination -- 7. Justifiable Force and Holy War in Zoroastrianism -- 8. The Failure of Allegory : Notes on Textual Violence and the Bhagavad Gita -- 9. Words as Weapons : Theory and Practice of a Righteous War (Dharam Yudh) in Sikh Texts.
520			_aOne of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scrip.
588			_aDescription based on print version record.
650		0	_aViolence _xReligious aspects.
650		0	_aSacred books _xHistory and criticism.
650		0	_aReligions _xRelations.
650		7	_aRELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies _2bisacsh
655		4	_aElectronic books.
700	1		_aRenard, John, _d1944-
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _tFighting words. _dBerkeley, Calif. : University of California Press, c2012 _z9780520258310 _w(DLC) 2012029403 _w(OCoLC)788263689
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