Religion and Violence: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict from Antiquity to the Present

Religion and Violence: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict from Antiquity to the Present
ISBN-10
1317461096
ISBN-13
9781317461098
Series
Religion and Violence
Category
Computers
Pages
290
Language
English
Published
2015-03-04
Publisher
Routledge
Author
Jeffrey Ian Ross

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First Published in 2015. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor &; Francis, an informa company.

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