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Religion and Violence in the Premodern World

Religion and Violence in the Premodern World Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence A non-American or non-western phenomenon.

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Religion and Violence in the Premodern World

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  1. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence

  2. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence • A non-American or non-western phenomenon

  3. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence • A non-American or non-western phenomenon • Monotheism is to blame

  4. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence • A non-American or non-western phenomenon • Monotheism is to blame II. Representing Violence

  5. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence • A non-American or non-western phenomenon • Monotheism is to blame II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice

  6. Justice--Engraving by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1559)

  7. Justice--Engraving by Pieter Brueghel the Elder (1559)

  8. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia

  9. The Ancient Near East

  10. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia • Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings

  11. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia • Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion

  12. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia • Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion C. Centrality of the Temple

  13. A Ziggurat

  14. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence II. Representing Violence III. Controlling Violence; Violence & Justice IV. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia • Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion C. Centrality of the Temple D. Daily Life in Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

  15. Law Code of Hammurabi, c. 1750 BCE

  16. Stele of Hammurabi

  17. Religion and Violence in the Premodern World • Intro.: 2 different assumptions to avoid re. religious violence • A non-American or non-western phenomenon • Monotheism is to blame II. Religion & Society in Ancient Mesopotamia • Evolution of Kingship: From Priests to Kings B. Importance of Religion C. Centrality of the Temple D. Daily Life in Mesopotamia: Hammurabi’s Code

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