A gripping study of how religiously motivated violence and militant movements end, from the perspectives of those most deeply involved. Mark Juergensmeyer is arguably the globe’s leading expert on religious violence, and for decades his books have helped us understand the worlds and worldviews of those who take up arms in the name of their faith. But even the most violent of movements, characterized by grand religious visions of holy warfare, eventually come to an end. Juergensmeyer takes readers into the minds of religiously motivated militants associated with the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, the Sikh Khalistan movement in India’s Punjab, and the Moro movement for a Muslim Mindanao in the Philippines to understand what leads to drastic changes in the attitudes of those once devoted to all-out ideological war. When God Stops Fighting reveals how the transformation of religious violence manifests for those who once promoted it as the only answer.
Mark Juergensmeyer is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Global Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara and William F. Podlich Distinguished Fellow at Claremont McKenna College. He is author or editor of thirty books, including the award-winning Terror in the Mind of God and the recent God at War.
Preface1. The Trajectory of Imagined Wars2. The Apocalyptic War of the Islamic State3. The Militant Struggle of Mindanao Muslims4. The Fight for Khalistan in India's Punjab5. How Imagined Wars End Notes InterviewsBibliographyIndex
"When God Stops Fighting is an excellent introductory work. . . .[its] brevity, its smooth readability and its lively descriptions make it both a thought-provoking and an enjoyable read."
Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Global Studies
Ainslie T. Embree, Columbia University) Embree, Late Professor Ainslie T. (Professor of History, Professor of History, Ainslie T Embree, Mark Juergensmeyer, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Professor Mark (Professor of Global Studies, Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Global Studies, Professor of Sociology, and Affiliate Professor of Religious Studies, University of California
Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Michael Jerryson, CA) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, HI) Kitts, Margo (Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies, Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu, FL) Jerryson, Michael (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg
Mark Juergensmeyer, Manfred B. Steger, Saskia Sassen, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor, Professor, University of California, Manoa) Steger, Manfred B. (Professor, Professor, University of Hawai'i, Columbia University) Sassen, Saskia (Professor, Professor
JUERGENSMEYER, Juergensmeyer, Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Michael Jerryson, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, and Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California, Hawai'i Pacific University) Kitts, Margo (Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Religious Studies and East-West Classical Studies, Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies and Coordinator of Religious Studies and East-West Classical Studies, Youngstown State University) Jerryson, Michael (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies
Mark Juergensmeyer, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor of Sociology and Director, Department of Global and International Studies, Professor of Sociology and Director, Department of Global and International Studies, University of California
Mark Juergensmeyer, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global and International Studies Program, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Global and International Studies Program, University of California
Mark Juergensmeyer, Manfred B. Steger, Saskia Sassen, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor, Professor, University of California, Manoa) Steger, Manfred B. (Professor, Professor, University of Hawai'i, Columbia University) Sassen, Saskia (Professor, Professor
Mark Juergensmeyer, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Professor of Sociology and Director, Department of Global and International Studies, Professor of Sociology and Director, Department of Global and International Studies, University of California
Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Mark Juergensmeyer, Margo Kitts, Michael Jerryson, CA) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, Director of the Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies and Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, HI) Kitts, Margo (Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies, Associate Professor of Humanities and Religious Studies, Hawai'i Pacific University, Honolulu, FL) Jerryson, Michael (Professor of Religious Studies, Professor of Religious Studies, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg
Mark Juergensmeyer, University of California) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Global Studies, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Global Studies
Mark Juergensmeyer, Santa Barbara) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Director, Professor of Sociology, Director, Professor of Sociology, Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, University of California
CALHOUN, Calhoun, Craig Calhoun, Mark Juergensmeyer, Jonathan VanAntwerpen, NY) Calhoun, Craig (University Professor of the Social Sciences, University Professor of the Social Sciences, New York University, New York, CA) Juergensmeyer, Mark (Director, Director, Orfalea Center for Global & International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, NY) VanAntwerpen, Jonathan (Program Officer & Research Fellow, Program Officer & Research Fellow, Social Science Research Council New York