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Holy War
Jacques G. Ruelland
其他書名
The History of an Idea
出版
Edwin Mellen Press Limited
, 2007
主題
History / World
ISBN
0773407839
9780773407831
URL
http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=O58PmwEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋
Though the wise know that history will inevitably repeat itself, mankind keeps on making the same mistakes. It is never an easy task to write about war and religion, and Dr. Jacques G. Ruelland has managed to do so clearly and without prejudice. Through his expose of the holy wars, this philosopher-historian traces a not-so-holy picture of civilization by analyzing the semantics of "sacredness" inherent to monotheistic religions. With the compassionate eye of the humanist, he helps us understand the origins of the justifications of wars waged in the name of the Almighty. Will we ever learn to eradicate this ancient practice? Not really, the historian believes, unless humanity can succeed in redefining the very notion of peace by assigning a new mission to science which would, ultimately, be dedicated to its real and ever-lasting pursuit."