"This rich and engaging book looks at instances of sanctified violence, the holy wars related to religion. It covers it all, from ancient to present day, includ

This book focuses on oath-making narratives in the Iliad, through which it articulates a theory of ritualized violence.

Sanctified Aggression allies itself neither with the easy assumption that religions are by definition violent (and that only the secular/humanist/humane can off

Employs the sectarian battles which divided African Christians in late antiquity to explore the nature of violence in religious conflicts.

This volume brings together some of the leading researchers on early Islamic history and thought to study the legitimacy of violence.