Patterns Legitimizing Political Violence in Transcultural Perspectives

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The book delves into how religion, particularly Christianity and Islam, is manipulated to justify political violence across historical and contemporary contexts in the Middle East and Latin America. It analyzes the transformation of premodern arguments to legitimize modern violence, revealing that many conflicts labeled as religious often stem from socio-economic and political injustices. By examining these patterns, the work emphasizes the importance of understanding the interplay between religion and violence for effective conflict resolution.