The destructive power of religion (Record no. 18428)
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| fixed length control field | 01898 a2200193 4500 |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250829154803.0 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0275997081 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 201.76 |
| Item number | DES |
| 245 04 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The destructive power of religion |
| Remainder of title | : violence in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | edited by J. Harold Ellens |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Praeger, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxiv, 257p. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | HB |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc. note | Includes index and bibliography |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Whether they fly airplanes into the World Trade Center or Pentagon; blow up ships, ports, and federal buildings, kill doctors and nurses at abortion clinics, exterminate contemporary Palestinians, or kill Israeli soldiers with suicide bombs, destructive religionists are all shaped by the same unconscious apocalyptic metaphors, and by the divine example and imperative to violence. In this condensed edition of a multivolume set covering how Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all incorporate core metaphors that can spur violence, experts explain religious notions that fuel terrorism and other horrific actions. The contributors warn that until destructive metaphors are removed from the Western psyche, an end to religious violence will not be possible. Hailed in reviews as unsettling but thought-provoking, compelling, and critical coverage, the set from which these chapters were drawn has a core theme that demonstrates the three major religions share the ancient notion that history and the human soul are caught in a cosmic conflict between good and evil, or God and devil, which cannot be resolved without violence, a cataclysmic final solution such as the extermination of nations, the execution of humans, or even the death of God's own son. As Archbishop Desmond Tutu wrote, This is a groundbreaking work with tremendous insight. |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE | |
| Language note | Eng |
| 650 #4 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Violence-Religious aspects |
| 9 (RLIN) | 186034 |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ellens, J. Harold (ed.) |
| 9 (RLIN) | 40312 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | Central Library Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad | Central Library Allama Iqbal Open University Islamabad | General Stacks | 24/09/2008 | 201.76 DES | 111345 | 13/08/2015 | 13/08/2015 | Books |