Holy war : history of an idea / [print]
Jacques G. Ruelland ; translated by Cornelia Fuykschot and Jeanne Poulin ; with a preface by Eric Volant.
- Lewiston, New York : Edwin Mellen Press, (c)2007.
- vii, 113 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
War and holy war -- Holy war and sacred war -- The Hebrews and holy war -- The weapons of Yahweh -- From holy war to just war -- The Islamic Jihad -- The Crusades -- The notion of indulgence -- The concept of purgatory -- Chronology of the Crusades -- The Byzantine pseudo-Crusades -- The wars of religion -- The suicidal tactics of the Germans and the Japanese -- Redefining peace -- The notions and relationships of holy war.