Christianity and Violence in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period
Author | : Fernanda Alfieri |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2021-03-08 |
ISBN-10 | : 9783110643978 |
ISBN-13 | : 3110643979 |
Rating | : 4/5 (78 Downloads) |
Download or read book Christianity and Violence in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Period written by Fernanda Alfieri and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2021-03-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume explores the relationship between religion and violence in Europe from the Middle Ages to the Early modern period, involving European and Japanese scholars. It investigates the ideological foundations of the relationship between violence and religion and their development in a varied corpus of sources (political and theological treatises, correspondence of missionaries, pamphlets, and images).