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RELIGION
NEW
War and Religion
An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict
3 VOLUMES | JEFFREY M. SHAW AND TIMOTHY J. DEMY, EDITORS
War and religion are—and always have
been—inextricably linked.
Containing some 500 entries covering the interaction between war and
ABC-CLIO religion from ancient times, the three-volume War and Religion: An
March 2017, 1,098pp, 8 1/2x11 Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict provides students with an invaluable
Print: 978-1-61069-516-9 reference source for examining two of the most important phenomena
$310.00, £239.00, €282.00 impacting society today. This all-inclusive reference work will serve readers
eBook: 978-1-61069-517-6
researching specific religious traditions, historical eras, wars, battles, or
influential individuals across all time periods.
S AMPLE T OPICS
The A–Z entries document ancient events and movements such as the First
• All India Muslim League Crusade that began at the end of the 10th century as well as modern-day
• Arab-Israeli War (1948) developments like ISIS and Al Qaeda. Subtopics throughout the encyclopedia
• Christian-Muslim Conflict in Africa include religious and military leaders or other key people, ideas, and weapons,
• Dar al-Islam and Dar al-Harb and comprehensive examinations of each of the major religious traditions’
• Ghost Dance Movement views on war and violence are presented. The work also includes dozens of
• Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) primary source documents—each introduced by a headnote—that enable
readers to go directly to the source of information and better grasp its
historical significance. The in-depth content of this set benefits high school
JEFFREY M. SHAW, PhD, is professor of strategy and college students as well as scholars and general readers.
and policy in the College of Distance Education at
the Naval War College, Newport, RI.
FEATURES
TIMOTHY J. DEMY, ThD, PhD, is professor of
ethics in the College of Operational and Strategic • Enables readers to explore the ongoing and important relationship between
Leadership at the Naval War College, Newport, RI. war and religion across history through coverage of the wars themselves;
the important leaders, battles, and campaigns; and the treaties that
resulted from these wars
• Directs readers to further reading material and supplies a comprehensive
bibliography that guides further inquiry into the topic of war and religion
• Supplies primary source documents that include letters written by
participants of the Crusades, proclamations and declarations from the
Protestant Reformation, and UN documents related to war and religion
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