Theological warrants for genocide
Judaism, Islam and Christianity
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4086672 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Leo Kuper (University of California, Los Angeles, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1990 |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 351-379 |
| Publication date | 1990-09-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09546559008427070 |
| OpenAlex | W1983949671 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 14 |
Religious differences between victimizers and their victims are a common characteristic of genocides and genocidal massacres. Often the significance of these religious differences is very clear, as in the religious persecutions of the Middle Ages, the Armenian genocide, the Holocaust, the root and branch annihilation of settlements during the partition of India, the massacres of Hindus in East Pakistan (Bangladesh), the threatened genocide against the Baha'is in Iran, and the seemingly interminable conflicts in the southern Sudan. At other times, the influence of religious difference is more indirect, compounded with many other elements, for example in Uganda under Amin, or the massacres of Ibos in Northern Nigeria. This article concentrates on one aspect of religious differentiation, the theological warrants for genocide in the sacred texts in the interrelated religions of Judaism, Islam and Christianity. The influence of these texts is analyzed in historical perspective, with emphasis on the broad societal context, and the power to engage in genocidal action. The contemporary spread of religious fundamentalism enhances the significance of these texts, as notably in Israel and its occupied territories, where the clash of religious fundamentalisms introduces a particularly threatening extremist element in the ongoing conflict
Ancient history · Archaeology · Armenian · Christianity · Fundamentalism · Genocide · Islam · Judaism · Political science · Politics · Sociology · The Holocaust · Theology · African history and culture analysis · History · Islamic Studies and History · Law · Philosophy · Religion and Sociopolitical Dynamics in Nigeria · Religious studies
The Islamic State's Êzîdî Genocide in Iraq
Walls of history
Public art tourism
The Public Relevance of Historical Studies
Some general observations on religion and violence
Religion and violence
Comparing Moralities in the Abrahamic and Indic Religions Using Cognitive Science
Religious Minorities and Resistance to Genocide
Religious dominance and empathy
Israel
Warrant for Genocide
The Nazi Doctors
The Persisting Question
The Political Language of Islam
The Destruction of the European Jews
Islam and Colonialism
Norman A. Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands
Religion and Politics in the Middle East
Semites and Anti-Semites
Religion and Politics in Israel
Religion and Politics in the Modern World
Existing and alternative policy towards the Arabs in Israel
| Citations per year | 0.26 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1991 - 2023 (33) |
| Highly cited | No |