The origins of religious violence :: an Asian perspective /

A scholar of world religions investigates religiously motivated violence that occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan, as well as in modern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Japan. The fusion of religious and national identity in high lamas and divine kings has caused just as much violence in Asia as it di...

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1. Verfasser: Gier, Nicholas F., 1944- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Lexington Books, [2014]
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Zusammenfassung:A scholar of world religions investigates religiously motivated violence that occurred in medieval Tibet and Bhutan, as well as in modern India, Sri Lanka, Burma, and Japan. The fusion of religious and national identity in high lamas and divine kings has caused just as much violence in Asia as it did in Europe and the Middle East.
Beschreibung:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-286) and index.
ISBN:9780739192221
0739192221
9781498501880
1498501885
9780739192238
073919223X