Journal of Religion and Violence

Dear Colleague,

I would like to announce the publication of a new academic periodical, the Journal of Religion and Violence (ISSN: 2159-6808). The JRV is an interdisciplinary journal devoted to the study of religion and violence. In addition to publishing analyses of contemporary and historical religious groups involved in violent incidents, the Journal of Religion and Violence publishes articles and book reviews on theorists of religious such as René Girard, sacrifice, terrorism, inter- and intra-religious violence, war and religion, peace and religion, and religiously-legitimated violence against women. Academic researchers with interests in these areas are encouraged to submit articles and book reviews. Please request that your institutional library subscribe. For more information, consult our website:

 

http://www.academicpublishing.org/JRV.php

 

Article queries and submissions should be sent to:

            James R. Lewis

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Book reviews and review essays should be sent to:

Henrik Bogdan

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If you would like to discuss possible book reviews or have any questions regarding book reviews, please contact our Editorial Director, Nicole Ruskell, at [log in to unmask].

 

1:1 – Table of Contents

 

INTRODUCTION

 

ESSAY

 

Speaking of Violence

Faisal Devji

 

ARTICLES

 

Civil War and the Radicalization of Islam in Chechnya

Kjersti Hellesøy

 

Apocalyptic Scapegoats

Maria Leppäkari

 

Christianity and Revolution:

Catholicism and Guerrilla Warfare in Argentina’s Seventies

Enzo Gustavo Morello

 

States of Exception:

The Violence of Territoriality, Sacrality, and Religion in China-Tibet Relations

Michael J. Walsh

 

Sects and Violence:

The “Standard Model” of New Religions Violence

James R. Lewis

 

 

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SPECIAL ISSUE: René Girard’s Mimetic Theory and its Contribution to the Study of Religion and Violence

 

Introduction

Wilhelm Guggenberger and Wolfgang Palaver

 

Religion and Violence: A Girardian Overview

Nikolaus Wandinger

 

René Girard and Raymund Schwager on Religion, Violence, and Sacrifice: New Insights from Their Correspondence

            Mathias Moosbrugger

 

Taming Violence

Wilhelm Guggenberger

 

Terrorism versus Non-Violent Resistance

            Wolfgang Palaver

 

The Power of the Zealots: Religion, Violence, and International Relations

            Jodok Troy

 

Modernity as Revelation: René Girard’s Imagination of the Worst

            Stephen L. Gardner