Politics, religion and violence: the Maccabean Wars

The world is full of violence committed in the name of religion. Where does this violence come from? What has it to do with religion? This is the question to which this chapter is dedicated. The author examines this question from an Egyptologist’s or antiquarian’s point of view, exploring the earlie...

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Main Author: Assmann, Jan 1938-2024 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Springer 01 July 2017
In: Politics, religion and political theology
Year: 2017, Pages: 151-164
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
Parallel Edition:Electronic
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Summary:The world is full of violence committed in the name of religion. Where does this violence come from? What has it to do with religion? This is the question to which this chapter is dedicated. The author examines this question from an Egyptologist’s or antiquarian’s point of view, exploring the earliest occurrences of genuinely religious violence and their historical circumstances.
Item Description:Gesehen am 10.10.2022
ISBN:9402410821
Contains:Enthalten in: Politics, religion and political theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1007/978-94-024-1082-2_10