The Path to Salvation: Religious Violence from the Crusades to Jihad by Gregg, Heather Selma - 2014-01-01

POTOMAC BOOKS. Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2014. Hardcover. 161234660X . Black cloth, spine lettered in gilt, in pictorial jacket. ; 9.0 X 6.3 X 0.9 inches; 205 pages .

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Potomac Books, Incorporated, 2014. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Potomac Books:, 2014. 205 pages. The author "draws comparions across religious traditions to investiage common causes of religious violence. The sets side-by-side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu adherents." FINE- HARDCOVER, with five pages with some pen underlining, FINE DUST JACKET.. Hardcover. Fine-/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Potomac Books, Inc., 2014-01-15. Hardcover. New. 2.5800 in x 22.8426 in x 15.9898 in.

Potomac Books/University of Nebraska Press, 2014. Presumed first edition/first printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. viii, [2], 205, [1] p. Illustrations. Notes. Bibliography. Index. In the wake of 9/11, policy analysts, journalists, and academics have tried to make sense of the rise of militant Islam, particularly its role as a motivating and legitimating force for violence against the United States. The general perception is that Islam is more violence-prone than other religions and that scripture and beliefs within the faith, such as the doctrines of jihad and martyrdom, demonstrate the inherently violent nature of Islam. Here, however, Heather S. Gregg draws comparisons across religious traditions to investigate common causes of religious violence. The author sets side by side examples of current and historic Islamic violence with similar acts by Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and Hindu adherents. Based on her findings, Gregg challenges the assumption that… Read More