Monotheism and Violence

A major accomplishment of Shaw’s monumental work on sacred violence is that it takes the religious violence that swept North Africa in the fourth century out of the privileged category of church history and moves it into the study of violence more generally. Like scholars of more recent periods, Sha...

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Published in:Journal of late antiquity 2013-09, Vol.6 (2), p.251-263
Main Author: Drake, H.A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Centuries
Christianity
Christians
Historians
Paganism & animism
Religion
Religious conversion
Violence
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Summary:A major accomplishment of Shaw’s monumental work on sacred violence is that it takes the religious violence that swept North Africa in the fourth century out of the privileged category of church history and moves it into the study of violence more generally. Like scholars of more recent periods, Shaw relies on “thick description” as a means to isolate the conditions that lead to violent encounters. The wealth of detail in this book, covering everything from rhetoric to labor practices, puts the conflict into a social and cultural setting, from which it can be compared with violence in other ages.
ISSN:1939-6716
1942-1273
1942-1273
DOI:10.1353/jla.2013.0025