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Words Hurt: Discourse and Violence in the History of Religion
By Jennifer W. Knust (Editor), Todd S. Berzon (Editor), Elizabeth A. Castelli (Afterword), Beth A. Berkowitz (Contribution by), Todd S. Berzon (Contribution by), Krista Dalton (Contribution by), Jennifer A. Glancy (Contribution by), Janet R. Jakobsen (Contribution by), Karen L. King (Contribution by), Jennifer W. Knust (Contribution by), Laura Nasrallah (Contribution by), Erin Runions (Contribution by), Carrie Schroeder (Contribution by), Randall Styers (Contribution by), Judith Weisenfeld (Contribution by)
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By Jennifer W. Knust (Editor), Todd S. Berzon (Editor), Elizabeth A. Castelli (Afterword), Beth A. Berkowitz (Contribution by), Todd S. Berzon (Contribution by), Krista Dalton (Contribution by), Jennifer A. Glancy (Contribution by), Janet R. Jakobsen (Contribution by), Karen L. King (Contribution by), Jennifer W. Knust (Contribution by), Laura Nasrallah (Contribution by), Erin Runions (Contribution by), Carrie Schroeder (Contribution by), Randall Styers (Contribution by), Judith Weisenfeld (Contribution by)
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Investigates how discourse spills from language to action, generating, obfuscating, and perpetuating violence while also offering the words, principles, and practices that may interrupt it.
We are continually catching up with and being caught by words, especially words that hurt. These collected essays probe the interaction of violence and words across time, place, and circumstance. Often cited as the core source of violence, religion’s capacity for coordinating ideas, symbols, and groups ha...