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Holy war, holy peace : how religion can bring peace to the Middle East

Marc Gopin
The use of religion in inflaming the Palestinian/Israeli conflict represents one understanding of the Abrahamic traditions. Marc Goplin argues for a greater integration of the Middle East peace process with the region's religious groups
eBook, English, 2002
Oxford University Press, New York, N.Y., 2002
1 online resource (viii, 269 pages)
9780198033486, 9780195146509, 9780195185126, 0198033486, 0195146506, 0195185129
57361676
Contents
Part I: Analysis
1. The Interaction between Religion and Culture in Peace and Conflict
2. Family Myths and Cultural Conflict
3. Political and Mythic Interdependencies
4. Patterns of Abrahamic Incrimination
5. Conflict, Injury, and Transformation
Part II: Practical Applications
6. Patterns of Abrahamic Reconciliation: Act, Ritual, and Symbol as Transformation
7. The Use of the Word and Its Limits: Dialogue as Peacemaking
8. Ritual Civility, Moral Practices of Interpersonal Exchange, and Symbolic Communication 9. De-escalation Plans and General Steps toward a New Relationship10. Specific Steps toward a New Relationship
Notes
Bibliography
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