ORDERS

Readings Orders 0

DEMANDS

Readings Demands 0

Fields Of Blood: Religion and the History Of Violence
[Paperback - 2015]
In Stock
List Price: £12.99
Our Price: Rs.2895 Rs.2605
Standard Discount: 10%
You Save: Rs.290
Category: History
Sub-category: World History
Additional Category: General Religion
Publisher: Vintage Uk | ISBN: 9780099564980 | Pages: 0
Shipping Weight: .360 | Dimensions: 0

It is the most persistent myth of our time: religion is the cause of all violence. But history suggests otherwise. Karen Armstrong, former Roman Catholic nun and one of our foremost scholars of religion, speaks out to disprove the link between religion and bloodshed. * Religion is as old as humanity: Fields of Blood goes back to the Stone Age hunter-gatherers and traces religion through the centuries, from medieval crusaders to modern-day jihadists. * The West today has a warped concept of religion: we regard faith as a personal and private matter, but for most of history faith has informed peopleâe(tm)s entire outlook on life, and often been inseparable from politics. * Humans undoubtedly have a natural propensity for aggression: the founders of the largest religions âe" Jesus, Buddha, the rabbis of early Judaism, the prophet Muhammad âe" aimed to curb violence and build a more peaceful and just society, but with our growing greed for money and wealth came collective violence and warfare. * With the arrival of the modern all-powerful, secular state humanityâe(tm)s destructive potential has begun to spiral out of control. Is humanity on the brink of destroying itself? Fields of Blood is a celebration of the ancient religious ideas and movements that have promoted peace and reconciliation across millennia of civilization.

Karen Armstrong is one of the world s leading commentators on religious affairs. She spent seven years as a Roman Catholic nun but left her teaching order in 1969 to read English at St Anne s College, Oxford. In 1982, she became a full-time writer and broadcaster. She is the author of sixteen books and has been awarded with honours and prizes across the globe, including the British Academy s inaugural Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize for improving transcultural understanding in 2013.

Also by the Same Author

View All

Bestsellers in History

View All