I will send my horror before you. Religious violence on a global scale. 2nd edition. JourgenMeier M.

Violence is often called the “dark outrage” of religion - and indeed, it invariably accompanies all the religious traditions of the world, starting from the era of archaic sacrifices and ending with jihadism of the 21st century. But why, if all religions speak of love, peace and universal harmony, do they wage endless wars?

With this issue, Mark JurgendMaire went to radical Christians in the United States and Northern Ireland, Jewish Zelots, Intifada architects in Palestine and refugees from the Middle East, to the Sikh activists in India and Buddhist - in Myanmar and Japan. The result was this book - the most authoritative study on religious terror and the connection between religion and violence in general. The key to this connection, as the author claims, is the idea of ​​a “cosmic war”, which implies both the eternal confrontation between light and darkness, and the war of the Holmary World, which the believers of all world religions lead against those whom they consider enemies. The images of war and sacrifice smoldering deeply within each religious tradition and are ready to turn from a symbol into reality, and globalization, political ambitions and historical fates of the XX-XXI centuries pour oil into this fire.

Mark Jurgensmeyer-Honorary Professor of Sociology and Global Studies of the University of California at Santa Barbara.