Contributors
Introduction: ''The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson

Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions
1. Hindu: ''Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics'' - Veena Das
2. Buddhist: ''Buddhist Traditions and Violence'' - Michael Jerryson
3. Sikh: ''Sikh Traditions and Violence'' - Cynthia Keppley Mahmood
4. Jewish: ''Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions'' - Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran
5. Christian:''Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions'' - Lloyd Steffen
6. Islamic: ''Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence''- Bruce Lawrence
7. African: ''African Traditional Religion and Violence'' - Nathalie Wlodarczyk
8. Pacific Island: ''Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies'' - Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart
9. Chinese: ''Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions'' - Meir Shahar

Part II: Patterns and Themes
10. Evil: ''The Religious Problem of Evil'' - James Aho
11. Sacrifice: ''Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions'' - David Carrasco
12. Martyrdom: ''Martyrdom in Islam'' - David Cook
13. Self Mutilation: ''Starvation and Self Mutilation in Religious Traditions'' - Liz Wilson
14. Apocalypse: ''Apocalyptic Religion and Violence'' - Jamel Velji
15. Sacred War: ''Cosmic War in Religious Traditions'' - Reza Aslan
16. Genocide: ''Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda'' - Christopher Taylor
17. Terrorism: ''Terrorism as Performance Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer
18. Torture: ''Christianity and Torture'' - Karen King
19. Just War: ''Just War and Legal Restraints'' - John Kelsay
20. Abortion: ''Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate'' - Julie Ingersoll
21. Contested Sites: ''Conflicts over Sacred Ground'' - Ron E. Hassner
22. Political Violence: ''Religion and Political Violence'' - Monica Toft
23. Death Rituals: ''Rituals of Death and Remembrance'' - Susumu Shimazono and Margo Kitts
24. Violent Death: ''Violent Death in Religious Imagination'' - Margo Kitts

Part III: Analytic Approaches
25. Sociology: ''Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective'' - John R. Hall
26. Anthropology: ''Religion and Violence from an Anthropological Perspective'' - Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern
27. Psychology: ''Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective'' - James W. Jones
28. Political Science: ''Religion and Violence from a Political Science Perspective''- Daniel Philpott
29. Literary Theory: ''Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives'' - Margo Kitts
30. Theology: ''Religion and Violence from Christian Perspectives'' - Charles Kimball

Part IV: New Directions
31 Sacrifice: ''Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions'' - Walter Burkert
32. Cities: ''Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence'' - Saskia Sassen
33. Armageddon: ''Armageddon in Christian, Sunni and Shi'a Traditions'' - Michael Sells
34. Phenomenal Violence: ''Phenomenal Violence and the Philosophy of Religion'' - Hent de Vries
35. Constructions of Evil : ''The Construction of Evil and the Violence of Purification'' - David Frankfurter
36. Mimetic Theory: ''Mimetic Theories of Religion and Violence'' - Wolfgang Palaver
37. Scarcity: ''Religion and Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence'' - Hector Avalos
38. Evolutionary Theory: ''Ritual, Religion, and Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective'' - Candance S. Alcorta and Richard Sosis
39. Rites of Terror: ''Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle'' - Harvey Whitehouse and Brian McQuinn
40. Sociotheology: ''A Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence'' - Mark Juergensmeyer and Mona Sheik

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