Sacralization of Violence: Any Way Out?

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URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10641/2669
ISSN: P-0972-3331
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4289092.svg

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2002-07-07

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JnanaDeepa Institute of Philosophy and Theology
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This paper surveys the phenomenon of violence in its relation to religion, as exemplified in the two recent incidents of the terrorist attack on WTC and the Gujarat Genocide. Terrorism and communal violence cannot be classified together; however, the denominator of religion operates as a commonality be­ tween them. After analyzing how and why real-world struggles get sacralized, we probe into the two responses to violence, represented by Rene Girard (theological response) and Gandhi (practical application). In spite of the many differences, both seem to agree upon the ‘only way’ to unwind the coil of violence.

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Violencia, Terrorismo

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