The presentations given in the “Violence and Representations of Violence among Jews and Christians Unit” (henceforth VRV) have deepened our understanding of the intersection of religion and violence in the Greco-Roman world. Many of the papers delivered in this unit have been published, both individually and as books. The unit has collected and analyzed a broad range of ancient examples of religious violence and its representations in both material and literary culture.Earlier essays in the series are noted here and links.
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Friday, March 04, 2016
Lander, Religious Violence in a Post-9/11 World
ANCIENT JEW REVIEW: Religious Violence in a Post-9/11 World (Shira Lander).