Holy War, Holy Peace How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East

Name: Holy War, Holy Peace How Religion Can Bring Peace to the Middle East
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ISBN: 9780195181036

ISBN-10: 0195181034

ISBN-13: 9780195181036

Edition: 2005

Authors: Marc Gopin

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The Intifada of 2000-2001 has demonstrated the end of an era of diplomacy in the Arab-Israeli conflict. The style of peacemaking of the Olso Accords has been called into question by the facts on the ground. Elite forms of peacemaking that do not embrace the basic needs of average people on all sides are bound to fail. The complete neglect of deeper cultural and religious systems in the peace process is now apparent, as is the role that this neglect has played in the failure of the process. Building on his earlier book, Between Eden and Armageddon, Gopin provides a detailed blueprint of how the religious traditions in question can become a principal asset in the search for peace and justice.…

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 9.09" wide x 5.98" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English




Analysis



The Interaction between Religion and Culture in Peace and Conflict



Family Myths and Cultural Conflict



Political and Mythic Interdependencies



Patterns of Abrahamic Incrimination



Conflict, Injury, and Transformation



Practical Applications



Patterns of Abrahamic Reconciliation: Act, Ritual, and Symbol as Transformation



The Use of the Word and Its Limits: Dialogue as Peacemaking



Ritual Civility, Moral Practices of Interpersonal Exchange, and Symbolic Communication



De-escalation Plans and General Steps toward a New Relationship



Specific Steps toward a New Relationship


Notes


Bibliography


Index