Free Delivery Over $100
|
|
|||
|
||||
Awards
OverviewHow does religion shape the modern battlefield? Ron E. Hassner proposes that religion acts as a force multiplier, both enabling and constraining military operations. This is true not only for religiously radicalized fighters but also for professional soldiers. In the last century, religion has influenced modern militaries in the timing of attacks, the selection of targets for assault, the zeal with which units execute their mission, and the ability of individual soldiers to face the challenge of war. Religious ideas have not provided the reasons why conventional militaries fight, but religious practices have influenced their ability to do so effectively. In Religion on the Battlefield, Hassner focuses on the everyday practice of religion in a military context: the prayers, rituals, fasts, and feasts of the religious practitioners who make up the bulk of the adversaries in, bystanders to, and observers of armed conflicts. To show that religious practices have influenced battlefield decision making, Hassner draws most of his examples from major wars involving Western militaries. They include British soldiers in the trenches of World War I, U.S. pilots in World War II, and U.S. Marines in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hassner shows that even modern, rational, and bureaucratized military organizations have taken-and must take-religious practice into account in the conduct of war. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ron E. HassnerPublisher: Cornell University Press Imprint: Cornell University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9780801451072ISBN 10: 0801451078 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 18 May 2016 Audience: College/higher education , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsRon Hassner's look at religion's pervasive role in war is original and tantalizing. His decision to look not at extremist religious groups but at large conventional militaries in secular countries is a bold one. Equally innovative is his stress on ritual, practice, and embodied reality. Religion on the Battlefield promises to bring religion right into the heart of mainstream analysis, where it cannot be ignored. -Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame, author of Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation In the authoritative and detailed Religion on the Battlefield, Ron E. Hassner shows that rather than simply being a causal variable that makes wars more or less likely, religion is an encompassing factor that influences entire societies and the way they think about war from beginning to end. Hassner's exploration of the rich relationship between religion and violence and his evaluation of sacred time, space, and authority will greatly improve our understanding of both religion and violence. -Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania, coauthor of Why Leaders Fight Ron Hassner's look at religion's pervasive role in war is original and tantalizing. His decision to look not at extremist religious groups but at large conventional militaries in secular countries is a bold one. Equally innovative is his stress on ritual, practice, and embodied reality. Religion on the Battlefield promises to bring religion right into the heart of mainstream analysis, where it cannot be ignored. -Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame, author of Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation In the authoritative and detailed Religion on the Battlefield, Ron E. Hassner shows that rather than simply being a causal variable that makes wars more or less likely, religion is an encompassing factor that influences entire societies and the way they think about war from beginning to end. Hassner's exploration of the rich relationship between religion and violence and his evaluation of sacred time, space, and authority will greatly improve our understanding of both religion and violence. -Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania, coauthor of Why Leaders Fight Ron E. Hassner has provided a wealth of new perspectives on a compelling and neglected theme. This book is essential reading for the student of religion and modern war. -Michael Snape, Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies, Durham University, author of God and Uncle Sam: Religion and America's Armed Forces in World War II """Hassner's Religion on the Battlefield offers a welcome contribution to the body of literature on religion and conflict... What sets Hassner's work apart is that it is much less focused on why actors internalize religious ideas and identities, and more on what they actually do with these ideas... Religion on the Battlefield should be considered a must-read work."" - Dr.Magdalena Delgado, St. Anthony's International Review (May 2016) ""Ron Hassner's look at religion's pervasive role in war is original and tantalizing. His decision to look not at extremist religious groups but at large conventional militaries in secular countries is a bold one. Equally innovative is his stress on ritual, practice, and embodied reality. Religion on the Battlefield promises to bring religion right into the heart of mainstream analysis, where it cannot be ignored.""-Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame, author of Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation ""In the authoritative and detailed Religion on the Battlefield, Ron E. Hassner shows that rather than simply being a causal variable that makes wars more or less likely, religion is an encompassing factor that influences entire societies and the way they think about war from beginning to end. Hassner's exploration of the rich relationship between religion and violence and his evaluation of sacred time, space, and authority will greatly improve our understanding of both religion and violence.""-Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania, coauthor of Why Leaders Fight ""Ron E. Hassner has provided a wealth of new perspectives on a compelling and neglected theme. This book is essential reading for the student of religion and modern war.""-Michael Snape, Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies, Durham University, author of God and Uncle Sam: Religion and America's Armed Forces in World War II ""With the global resurgence of religion and the continuation of warfare within and between states, Ron E. Hassner's book could not have come at a better time. He persuasively shows not just how religion matters on the battlefield, but why, and perhaps even more importantly, why it is incumbent on scholars and policymakers to understand its role in enhancing and constraining military effectiveness.""-Monica Duffy Toft, University of Oxford, author ofGod's Century" Ron Hassner's look at religion's pervasive role in war is original and tantalizing. His decision to look not at extremist religious groups but at large conventional militaries in secular countries is a bold one. Equally innovative is his stress on ritual, practice, and embodied reality. Religion on the Battlefield promises to bring religion right into the heart of mainstream analysis, where it cannot be ignored. -Daniel Philpott, University of Notre Dame, author of Just and Unjust Peace: An Ethic of Political Reconciliation In the authoritative and detailed Religion on the Battlefield, Ron E. Hassner shows that rather than simply being a causal variable that makes wars more or less likely, religion is an encompassing factor that influences entire societies and the way they think about war from beginning to end. Hassner's exploration of the rich relationship between religion and violence and his evaluation of sacred time, space, and authority will greatly improve our understanding of both religion and violence. -Michael C. Horowitz, University of Pennsylvania, coauthor of Why Leaders Fight Ron E. Hassner has provided a wealth of new perspectives on a compelling and neglected theme. This book is essential reading for the student of religion and modern war. -Michael Snape, Michael Ramsey Professor of Anglican Studies, Durham University, author of God and Uncle Sam: Religion and America's Armed Forces in World War II With the global resurgence of religion and the continuation of warfare within and between states, Ron E. Hassner's book could not have come at a better time. He persuasively shows not just how religion matters on the battlefield, but why, and perhaps even more importantly, why it is incumbent on scholars and policymakers to understand its role in enhancing and constraining military effectiveness. -Monica Duffy Toft, University of Oxford, author ofGod's Century Author InformationRon E. Hassner is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Berkeley. He is the author of War on Sacred Grounds and Religion on the Battlefield and editor of Religion in the Military. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
||||
