religion as a source of conflict Flashcards
what does jergensmeyer say
-points out idea of non violence is key to many religions but we still see many violent acts today
what exmaples can you give to support jergensymeyer
9-/11 Twin Towers (USA) and 7/7 Bombings London (in name of ‘Jihad’)
-Genocides
-Violence between Protestants and Catholics in Northern Ireland
what does juergensymeyer say ab the acts of violence
-most relgions allow violence and encourage as repsonse to threats
-aim to reach order and peace
-but sometimes need violence to achieve it
-e.g iran natioanl identity is islamic faith and strengthned this response to threats from the west
how else does religious conflicts arise
-result of secualrisation
-a need to reassert religion in a face of threat tp its existence
why has juergensmeyer been crisiticsed
-he doesnt differtiate between the relgions which purse peace e.g quakers
what does bruce say on religion and conflict?
-many conflicts attributed to religion are a combo of religious and non religious factors
whats one type of rs between religion and conflict
-religion used to identify national or ethnic conflicts
e.g civil war in former yugoslavia
-conflict between croats( roman catholics) and bosnians (muslims)
-altho grps followed diff religions
-it was more ab control of territory and ethnic diivisions
what was the second type of rs between religion and conflict
-based on relgious crusades
-missions to spread a religion
- osama bin laden had largely relgious motivations for his leaderhsip of al - qaeda
what was the third type of rs between religion and conflict
-many conflicts based on combo of relgious, ethnic and natioanl divisions
-used as jsutification for seeing itself as superior e.g each side seeing themselves as obeying GOD and opposition as infidels
e.g propganda by IS to try and gain recruits
