God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam.(Review) From: Journal of World History | Date: September 22, 2001| Author: FARNSWORTH, SUSAN H.; RAMPOLLA, MARY LYNN | COPYRIGHT 2001 University of Hawaii Press. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam. By PETER PARTNER. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 1998. Pp. xiii + 310. $16.95 (paper).

Peter Partner's well-written and engaging work of comparative history, God of Battles: Holy Wars of Christianity and Islam, convincingly portrays holy war as one of the most influential and enduring elements in the cultural traditions of the three great monotheistic religions of the historic Middle East. The idea of hol...

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