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Violence and Religion: A Complex Relationship

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Terrorist attacks by religiously motivated people have led to an identification of violence with religion. We just have to remember the attacks of 9/11, the two attacks in Paris that happened in 2015, or many other recent acts of terrorism that have been committed all over the world. This identification of violence with religion strengthens a widespread bias against religion in the Western world.

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    Wolfgang Palaver

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    Ednan Aslan

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Palaver, W. (2017). Violence and Religion: A Complex Relationship. In: Aslan, E., Hermansen, M. (eds) Religion and Violence . Wiener Beiträge zur Islamforschung. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-18302-8_4

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