Religious Hatred - Prejudice, Islamophobia and Antisemitism in Global Context (Hedges Paul (Nanyang Technological University Singapore))(Paperback / softback)

Why does religion inspire hatred? Why do people in one religion sometimes hate people of another religion, and also why do some religions inspire hatred from others? This book shows how scholarly studies of prejudice, identity formation, and genocide studies can shed light on global examples of religious hatred. The book is divided into four parts, focusing respectively on: theories of prejudice and violence; historical developments of Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and race; contemporary Western Antisemitism and Islamophobia; and, prejudices beyond the West in the Islamic, Buddhist, and Hindu traditions. Each part ends with a special focus section. Key features include:
- A compelling synthesis of theories of prejudice, identity, and hatred to explain Islamophobia and Antisemitism.
- An innovative theory of human violence and genocide which explains the link to
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