{"product_id":"god-of-battles-holy-wars-of-christianity-and-islam-9780691002354","title":"God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat makes a war holy, and who decides that it is? \u003ci\u003eGod of Battles\u003c\/i\u003e examines the origins of holy war, and how it affects the modern world. Peter Partner shows how the ideal of the crusade, God's War, came to permeate medieval Christendom, and how it influenced later Western societies, especially in their attitudes to colonialism. Above all, this book examines the reasons behind the fear that Islamic fundamentalism excites in the West. From the pre-Christian era to the Gulf War, this book places the \u003ci\u003ejihad\u003c\/i\u003e of the East and the Crusade of the West in their historical context, and warns against allowing crusading war propaganda to affect our judgments today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Partner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 364\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.13h x 6.00w x 0.98d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780691002354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Partner\u003c\/b\u003e worked for many years as a journalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e (for whom he wrote the leading article in the first week of the Suez Crisis) and \u003ci\u003eThe Economist\u003c\/i\u003e, among other publications. His books include \u003ci\u003eThe Lands of St. Peter: The Papal State in the Middle Ages\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Murdered Magicians: The Templars and Their Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eand The Pope's Men: The Papal Civil Service in the Renaissance\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40384356515955,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":98.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b7d7c380-fdce-4431-8834-37c51b37a34c.jpg?v=1661435809","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/god-of-battles-holy-wars-of-christianity-and-islam-9780691002354","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}