CSCH 1230 Religion and Violence
The class will begin with examples of religion and violence from September 11, the Crucifixion, and Plains Indian ritual. It will continue to contemporary theories on violence and the origins of religion. Later topics will include: sacrifice and hunting magic; ancient Holy War and nonviolence; origins of Islamic jihad; religious aspects of the Crusades; Native American ritual violence; religious wars of Europe from the Reformation to 1648; religion in the total wars of modern history; religious terrorism and nonviolent religious responses.