Contributors Introduction: ''''The Enduring Relationship of Religion and Violence'''' - Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, and Michael Jerryson Part I: Overview of Religious Traditions 1. Hindu: ''''Violence and Nonviolence at the Heart of Hindu Ethics'''' - Veena Das 2. Buddhist: ''''Buddhist Traditions and Violence'''' - Michael Jerryson 3. Sikh: ''''Sikh Traditions and Violence'''' - Cynthia Keppley Mahmood 4. Jewish: ''''Religion and Violence in the Jewish Traditions'''' - Ron Hassner and Gideon Aran 5. Christian:''''Religion and Violence in Christian Traditions'''' - Lloyd Steffen 6. Islamic: ''''Muslim Engagement with Injustice and Violence''''- Bruce Lawrence 7. African: ''''African Traditional Religion and Violence'''' - Nathalie Wlodarczyk 8.
Pacific Island: ''''Religion and Violence in Pacific Island Societies'''' - Andrew Strathern and Pamela J. Stewart 9. Chinese: ''''Violence in Chinese Religious Traditions'''' - Meir Shahar Part II: Patterns and Themes 10. Evil: ''''The Religious Problem of Evil'''' - James Aho 11. Sacrifice: ''''Sacrifice/Human Sacrifice in Religious Traditions'''' - David Carrasco 12. Martyrdom: ''''Martyrdom in Islam'''' - David Cook 13. Self Mutilation: ''''Starvation and Self Mutilation in Religious Traditions'''' - Liz Wilson 14. Apocalypse: ''''Apocalyptic Religion and Violence'''' - Jamel Velji 15.
Sacred War: ''''Cosmic War in Religious Traditions'''' - Reza Aslan 16. Genocide: ''''Genocide and the Religious Imaginary in Rwanda'''' - Christopher Taylor 17. Terrorism: ''''Terrorism as Performance Violence'''' - Mark Juergensmeyer 18. Torture: ''''Christianity and Torture'''' - Karen King 19. Just War: ''''Just War and Legal Restraints'''' - John Kelsay 20. Abortion: ''''Religiously Motivated Violence in the Abortion Debate'''' - Julie Ingersoll 21. Contested Sites: ''''Conflicts over Sacred Ground'''' - Ron E. Hassner 22.
Political Violence: ''''Religion and Political Violence'''' - Monica Toft 23. Death Rituals: ''''Rituals of Death and Remembrance'''' - Susumu Shimazono and Margo Kitts 24. Violent Death: ''''Violent Death in Religious Imagination'''' - Margo Kitts Part III: Analytic Approaches 25. Sociology: ''''Religion and Violence from a Sociological Perspective'''' - John R. Hall 26. Anthropology: ''''Religion and Violence from an Anthropological Perspective'''' - Pamela J. Stewart and Andrew Strathern 27. Psychology: ''''Religion and Violence from a Psychological Perspective'''' - James W.
Jones 28. Political Science: ''''Religion and Violence from a Political Science Perspective''''- Daniel Philpott 29. Literary Theory: ''''Religion and Violence from Literary Perspectives'''' - Margo Kitts 30. Theology: ''''Religion and Violence from Christian Perspectives'''' - Charles Kimball Part IV: New Directions 31 Sacrifice: ''''Sacrificial Violence: A Problem in Ancient Religions'''' - Walter Burkert 32. Cities: ''''Cities as One Site for Religion and Violence'''' - Saskia Sassen 33. Armageddon: ''''Armageddon in Christian, Sunni and Shi''a Traditions'''' - Michael Sells 34. Phenomenal Violence: ''''Phenomenal Violence and the Philosophy of Religion'''' - Hent de Vries 35. Constructions of Evil : ''''The Construction of Evil and the Violence of Purification'''' - David Frankfurter 36.
Mimetic Theory: ''''Mimetic Theories of Religion and Violence'''' - Wolfgang Palaver 37. Scarcity: ''''Religion and Scarcity: A New Theory for the Role of Religion in Violence'''' - Hector Avalos 38. Evolutionary Theory: ''''Ritual, Religion, and Violence: An Evolutionary Perspective'''' - Candance S. Alcorta and Richard Sosis 39. Rites of Terror: ''''Divergent Modes of Religiosity and Armed Struggle'''' - Harvey Whitehouse and Brian McQuinn 40. Sociotheology: ''''A Sociotheological Approach to Understanding Religious Violence'''' - Mark Juergensmeyer and Mona Sheik Index.