Religious Rage
A Quantitative Analysis of the Intensity of Religious Conflicts
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4086342 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susanna Pearce (Trinity College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 17 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 333-352 |
| Publication date | 2005-10-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Terrorism and Political Violence (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-6553 • E-ISSN: 1556-1836 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09546550590929237 |
| OpenAlex | W1994906410 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 53 |
The conventional wisdom that religious conflicts are more intense than other types of conflicts is tested in this study using a cross-sectional time series analysis. The statistical test evaluates the intensity of 278 territorial conflict phases in the International Peace Research Institute in Oslo, Norway (PRIO) Armed Conflict Dataset. The results indicate support for the assumption that religious conflicts are more intense than other types of conflicts; however, the relationship disappears when the relevance of religion is taken into account. Furthermore, this study evaluates the relationship of conflict intensity with the type of religion involved in the conflict and determines that no religion exhibits a significantly higher or lower intensity than the others
Political science · Politics · Religious conflict · Sociology · Law · Psychology · Religion and Society Interactions · Religion, Society, and Development · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 53 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,79 |
| Citation span | 2007 - 2025 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 48 |